Car control in the Parisian banlieue escalated: police officers shoot at car occupants

A shooting broke out on Monday night in a banlieue of Paris.

A car check escalated and two inmates were critically injured.

Paris - There were dramatic scenes in a Parisian banlieue.

During a car check, police officers shot two occupants of a car to be checked on Monday night (August 16) and seriously injured them.

The driver did not want to obey an order beforehand.

Therefore, the police officers planned to check the car.

The Paris police prefecture announced this on Twitter.

She was referring to videos showing the incident in the village of Stains in the suburbs of Paris, which were shared on social media.

Paris: Escape from car control led to escalation

According to police information, during the control the driver suddenly started the stationary car and rammed a police officer backwards.

The driver then drove forward and dragged a second police officer who wanted to stop the car several meters along.

Both officers then used their service weapon.

According to a police spokeswoman, investigations had also been initiated against the injured police officers.

Videos of what happened: driver hit by several bullets

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reported that the driver of five and his female passenger were hit by a bullet. It is not yet known why both wanted to evade police control. On the video circulating on social media showing the alleged inspection, three plainclothes officers were seen working around the car. One of the men appeared to be aimed at targeting the interior of the car after the car was already stationary. In the suburbs of Paris, which are considered to be socially disadvantaged, violence and clashes with the police occur again and again. In 2005 there was great unrest and serious clashes with the police in the Parisian banlieues.