Police officers from the Melun police station used their weapon on the night of Saturday to Sunday, at the Château de Brolles in Bois-le-Roi.
They fired in the direction of three vehicles which had just been stolen by three people and whose drivers were rushing towards them in order to escape their arrest.
One of the thieves, aged 16, was found around 5 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the leg as he sought help in the area for treatment while asking not to call the police. 'order.
He was taken to hospital.
The General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) was seized.
Around 10:30 p.m., three people, including at least two minors, entered this castle, property of Ugecam, whose vocation is to take care of people with disabilities and loss of autonomy.
The building houses a therapeutic, educational and pedagogical institute (Itep) which welcomes children from 8 to 12 years old.
The alarm went off, mobilizing the police, including the commissioner on duty and a canine unit.
"Cornered, they saw themselves die"
The thieves had time to manipulate a safe and seize three cars.
To escape, they ran into the police officers driving the three vehicles, who then pulled out their service weapons and fired.
“Cornered, they saw themselves dying”, justifies one of the officials of the Melun police station.
The night duty commissioner was slightly injured when he fell.
One of the thieves, aged 15, was found in the surrounding forest overnight.
The third is still at large.
The two minors arrested are either homeless or live in Seine-Saint-Denis.
The banditry repression brigade of Versailles (Yvelines) is in charge of the investigation.