A driver was seriously injured by police bullets on the night of Monday to Tuesday February 13 in Créteil (Val-de-Marne) after refusing to submit to a road check, according to the story reported to AFP by a police source.
The events occurred around 2 a.m.: according to the police, the car refused to stop, first on the Paris ring road, then in Créteil where police officers had set up a roadblock to check the vehicle.
Arriving at this roadblock, the car, an Audi RS3, swerved towards the police officers, again according to the version reported by the police: one of the officers, hit in the leg, then fired in the direction of the vehicle, which stopped 150 meters away.
Injured in the chest, the driver was taken to hospital, and his vital prognosis remained serious on Tuesday morning, indicated the Créteil public prosecutor's office, contacted by AFP.
Two open investigations
Two investigations have been opened, said the public prosecutor.
One was accused of attempted intentional homicide of a person holding public authority, aggravated refusal to comply and money laundering, entrusted to the judicial police.
The two passengers were arrested and between 20,000 and 50,000 euros in cash were found in the car, added the prosecution.
The second investigation, to
“determine the conditions for opening fire”
, was entrusted to the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), again according to the prosecution.