What happened in Italy 2 Sunday?
By whom and under what circumstances a policeman off duty, in civilian clothes, who was quietly with his companion, in this Parisian shopping center on the Place d'Italie (13th century), could he have been bothered by five young people, stabbed and transported between life and death in hospital?
Monday, between the aisles and the shops, the atmosphere was tense.
"The guards were forbidden to speak to journalists," a person close to the center was surprised.
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"Move on, there's nothing to see!"
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On the third floor, police officers from the third judicial police district, to whom the Paris prosecutor's office entrusted this investigation for "attempted murder", were looking for testimonies from traders.
“The inspectors came to ask us questions but we weren't all open this Sunday, even though it was Black Friday.
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The reasons for the altercation still obscure
The drama took place around 6.30 p.m., between the interior and the terrace, on the rue Bobillot side (13th century). The peacekeeper, 29, attached to a police station in northern Paris, "hugs his girlfriend", according to a witness. Young people come to annoy the couple. Tone up. For still obscure reasons, the altercation gets out of hand. Some draw the official onto the terrace. And stab him. The policeman then takes out his gun and reveals his status but collapses. Young people flee.
“When I arrived, the victim was on the ground, with blood, staring blank.
He was losing consciousness.
His girlfriend was crying ”, relates an employee,“ shocked ”, who immediately alerted the security office.
Vigils, police, firefighters and Samu converge.
A security perimeter is established.
The peacekeeper is transported, with a vital prognosis engaged, under escort of bikers to the Henri-Mondor hospital center, in Créteil (Val-de-Marne).
The arrested man known to the police
A large police force is deployed in and around the shopping center. Mission? Find the perpetrator (s) of the stabbing and the murder weapon. "The police from the anti-crime brigade immediately viewed the images from the CCTV cameras," said a source close to the investigation. And identified two of the attackers, from the neighborhood, known to the police. One had already been arrested on November 16. At 8:40 p.m., the police broke down his door and questioned him to take him into custody. A search followed.
This Monday evening, the victim's vital prognosis was no longer engaged.
Operated during the night (his liver, kidney and lung were punctured), the police officer was out of the unit but remained in serious condition.
"All our thoughts are with the victim and his family and we wish him a speedy recovery," said the management of the center, assuring that "the safety of our visitors is our priority.
"" There are no problems of gangs and tensions in Italy 2, is surprised for his part Jérôme Coumet, the mayor (DVG).
I have not had any negative feedback given to me.
The man questioning was himself still in police custody.