A man on the ground lying next to a police vehicle with the hood and bumper broken. And on the asphalt, just in front of the patrol car, blood stains. The scene was filmed in Saint-Denis, on the night of Monday to Tuesday, by a witness who arrived after the fact.
Broadcast on Snapchat, it has been widely shared on social networks, tens of thousands of times. Immediately the thesis of an intentional act by officials spreads. Especially since, on the soundtrack, we hear a man say: "The police have just shot a guy on a scooter. "
"It was not the police who hit the scooter"
A reconciliation is made with another accident that occurred on April 18 in Villeneuve-la-Garenne (Hauts-de-Seine). That night, a two-wheeler hit the door of a stopped police car and its driver was seriously injured from an open leg fracture. The police had been singled out. The police were accused of knowingly opening their doors to drop the biker.
In Saint-Denis, according to the first elements of the investigation, the accident took place in a completely different context. “It was not the police who hit the scooter, but another vehicle. While deporting himself, he was struck by the police car driving behind this motorist, "said a police source.
The police have just shot a guy on a scooter in Saint Denis, we are used to pic.twitter.com/QeNh1E82E6
- Rayan 🇲🇦 (@Rayanbrz) June 29, 2020It all started shortly before one in the morning. A scooter was driving on the A1 at high speed in the direction of Paris, committing "numerous infractions". The driver reportedly refused to stop despite orders from the CRS.
The two-wheeler left the highway. When he arrived at the intersection of Lenin and Romain-Rolland avenues in Saint-Denis, he collided with a car and was thrown to the ground.
Over-accident
This is when the over-accident occurs: the police cannot avoid the car that swerves. The driver of the scooter was seriously injured. He was transported by the Samu to the hospital, but had no life-threatening outcome.
These facts come at a time when the police unions are reporting that "the care of 2, 3 and 4 wheelers is systematically stopped in the department", as deplored by a leaflet from the Alliance union.
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The investigation was entrusted to the police station of Saint-Denis.
