The police officer placed in police custody after the shooting death of a young man on Tuesday during a check in Neuville-en-Ferrain (Nord) was indicted on Wednesday August 31 for "
violence leading to death without intention to give
it, “learned AFP from his lawyer.
"
The facts are materially recognized, but justified by what constitutes a cause of criminal irresponsibility: self-defense, which at this stage must still be supported by acts of investigation
", declared Me Manon Dugast, confirming information from
The Voice of the North
.
The Lille prosecutor confirmed to AFP that she had requested the indictment for this qualification.
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"
False license plates
"
According to the story of the prosecutor of Lille, Carole Etienne, a police crew wanted to check the "
occupants of a vehicle with false license plates
" around 3:00 am.
The driver of the car in question then started "
suddenly in order to avoid it
", she explained to AFP.
“
In the flight, a policeman managed to open the driver's side door in order to extract the individual and used his weapon once.
The driver of the vehicle in question, aged 23, died on the spot despite the intervention of the emergency
services, ”she continued.
According to a police source, he was hit in the chest.