Police custody lifted for the gendarme who shot dead a man armed with a knife. The surveillance and intervention squad of the national gendarmerie (PSIG) intervened late Wednesday afternoon at the home of a man known for “his criminal record and likely to present mental disorders” When the police showed up at his home, the man allegedly threw an “inflammable product” under his door which spilled into the common areas of the building.
Fearing, “for the safety of local residents”, that the man would set the product on fire, they then forced entry to his home.