The policeman who killed a young man in August in Marseille during a roadside check made "
regulatory use
" of his weapon according to the police, who closed the investigation, said a source close to the file on Friday.
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The IGPN (General Inspectorate of the National Police) closed the investigation opened in December after the death of Souheil El Khalfaoui, 19, on August 4, 2021, Marseille prosecutor Dominique Laurens told AFP, confirming a information from the
Actumarseille
website .
The IGPN investigation for "
voluntary homicide
" aimed to "
determine the conditions of the opening of fire by one of the police officers
", the prosecutor told AFP.
Shot dead during a traffic stop
This drama had aroused strong emotion in the popular district of Belle-de-Mai, where it took place.
The young man's family had gathered several white marches to demand "
the truth
" about Souheil's death.
Souheil El Khalfaoui was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic check he was trying to escape, according to the police.
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According to the same source, the young driver was in his parked vehicle when police officers approached to check him and reversed, hitting a police officer.
This police source had affirmed that while the young man was making a new maneuver to leave, a peacekeeper had used his weapon at the level of the door reaching him fatally.
This check had been carried out the day after a first check which he had refused to comply with, according to the same source.
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Another investigation, entrusted to the judicial police, concerns “
the conditions in which the deceased young man
” used his vehicle “
against the police officers carrying out the check
”.
Souheil's family refutes this version of the facts, assuring that Souheil had not been aggressive towards the police according to several witnesses, and had not tried to leave before the shooting.
