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Police officers opened fire yesterday Sunday in Paris against a vehicle whose driver tried to shoot at them,killing two of the occupants and wounding a third, a source close to the French police told Agence France-Presse on the night of the presidential election.
The incident took place in the centre of the French capital. According to the initial details of the investigation, given to Agence France-Presse by the source, the vehicle was moving in the direction of the road it was on when police officers tried to stop it for a check. It then moved to crash into them, forcing them to use their service weapons, according to the same source.
A strong police force remained on the scene late at night, with forensics surrounding a body on the ground, covered with a white sheet.
The bloody incident was recorded in Pont-Neuf, in central Paris, on the night of Emmanuel Macron's re-election to the French presidency. A few hours before the incident, about 2,000 supporters of Mr Macron celebrated his victory in the Champ de Mars, about 2 kilometres from where it unfolded.
Testimonials
An Egyptian tourist, who said his name was Samak, said he was on a balcony of the Cheval Blanc hotel, overlooking the Seine, above the Samaritaine shop, when the incident occurred. "I heard (four bullets being fired). When I looked over, I saw a man running ten to fifteen meters. Then he collapsed. Apparently, it wasn't the driver, it was a passenger."
Maxim Gedon, 24, a student, was walking out of the restaurant with a friend when he heard the shots. "We were going out for a short walk. Then we heard gunshots. We thought it was fireworks. In reality, it was something much more serious than that," she recounted.
Paris prosecutor Lore Becco arrived on the scene around 01:30 (local time; 02:30 Cyprus time), a French Press Agency reporter noted.
The police's internal affairs department began an investigation - as is standard procedure when police officers use their service weapons.
Source: in.gr
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