A man armed with a knife was shot dead by the police on Wednesday May 11 in the early afternoon, because of a "
threatening
" attitude.
According to a police source with Le
Figaro
, the facts took place near the La Valentine shopping center, in the 11th arrondissement of the city.
The man in his mid-fifties reportedly entered a cultural store armed with a knife after threatening passers-by in the parking lot.
The security guard reportedly managed to contain him before the police arrived.
Seeing them, the man would have launched towards them, forcing them to neutralize him.
Despite medical treatment, the man died.
There were no other injuries.
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According to BFM Marseille, the store employees were retained for the purposes of an investigation, entrusted to the judicial police but also to the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), as is customary when a policeman uses his gun.
“
Thank you to the brave police officers who neutralized a threatening individual, armed with a knife, in a commercial area in Marseille.
The assailant died.
No other injuries
,” tweeted Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin.
At this stage, the terrorist track is not mentioned.