The driver of a stolen vehicle was killed on Wednesday September 7 in Nice by a police officer who used his weapon during a refusal to comply, AFP learned from a police source, confirming information from BFMTV.
The facts took place at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, said the same source, adding that the policeman had fired “
once
”.
The passenger in the vehicle was arrested.
14,240 refusals to comply recorded in 2021
This new case comes after a 22-year-old woman was killed and a 26-year-old man injured by the shooting of a police officer overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday during an interception carried out as part of an anti -drugs in Rennes.
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Of 14,240 refusals to comply recorded last year by the national police, 157 cases concern "
use of firearms on moving vehicles
", according to police figures.