Police control turned to a bloody face-to-face this Wednesday. Three agents, called for an exhibitionist spotted in the sector of the Parc de Choisy (13th arrondissement), were greeted by the latter with a machete ...
The police then retaliated. One of them drew his gun and shot four times. The attacker, hit in the abdomen, was urgently transferred to the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital (13th century) with a vital prognosis. The three officials were also hospitalized. Two are seriously injured, one was hit in the head, the other had his finger cut off, the last one was more lightly slashed with a machete.
An investigation, entrusted to the 3rd DPJ (Judicial Police District) of the Paris PJ, for attempted homicide on a person holding public authority, was opened by the Paris prosecutor's office. The IGPN, the police force, was seized as is the procedure in the event of gunfire.
A homeless person "installed in an EDF room"
The scene took place in the afternoon, on the outskirts of the Parc de Choisy (13th century), a 13th century municipal garden, near the rue de Tolbiac, with lawns and play areas, frequented by children and families. Residents, seeing their neighborhood cordoned off by the police and firefighters, were moved on Twitter.
Three policemen seriously injured at the iron bar near Parc de Choisy were transferred to the hospital # Paris13 cc @ mairiedu13 https://t.co/wUldasiXvX pic.twitter.com/FjFxpjxzCs
- Chang hua Peng (@chang_hua) August 12, 2020It was at 3:20 p.m., that the police rescue patrol from the 13th century police station was requested, for the second time, by residents, for an exhibitionist. "When they arrived, details a police source, the guy was near the park, rue Charles-Moureu, in a room". "It is a homeless person who settled in an EDF room in front of the park, at the corner of avenue Georges Eastman", specifies a source familiar with the matter.
"The man was only dressed in a short T-shirt," police continued. The police asked him to get dressed and go out. The man then grabbed a machete and started attacking them ”. The final scene, with the gunshots, took place inside the park.
"We are increasingly faced with a difficult population"
This Wednesday evening, the attacker had not been formally identified. CCTV footage was extracted. We see part of the confrontation. The Parc de Choisy was evacuated and closed. A security perimeter has been established all around. The park is expected to reopen this Thursday.
“We are increasingly faced with a difficult population, regrets Loïc Lecouplier, deputy national secretary of the Alliance police union, with people suffering from severe psychiatric disorders. This reflects all the difficulty and the dangerousness of our profession as a police officer. Any intervention can unfortunately turn into a tragedy ”.
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