A man carrying a knife was shot and wounded on Monday, September 26 afternoon in an underprivileged district of Marseille, AFP learned from a police source and his vital prognosis is engaged, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The facts took place around 4:10 p.m. in the 14th arrondissement in the city of La Paternelle, detailed a police source, confirming information from
BFM Marseille
.
The man, armed with a knife, was "
a priori threatening
" towards the police officer, said the same source, adding that the police, the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), had been seized of this matter.
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The individual was taken care of by the firefighters and transported to the hospital and according to a source close to the file, his vital prognosis is engaged.
The Departmental Security is in charge of the investigation.