It is a necessarily sensitive matter given the quality of the victim.
According to corroborating sources, a police officer stationed in La Seyne-sur-Mer (Var) was shot in the head during the night from Monday to Tuesday in front of his home.
At around 1:30 am this Tuesday, the police officer stationed at the BST de la Seyne-sur-Mer returned home by car to Évenos, about ten kilometers from his police station.
While parking his vehicle in front of his home, the official is approached by a man who threatens him with a weapon and demands to recover the keys to his vehicle.
A fight breaks out between the policeman and his attacker.
The official tries to draw his service weapon to defend himself.
His assailant then shoots twice and hits the policeman in the head with at least one projectile.
"The policeman is miraculous"
Very seriously injured, the member of the police remains conscious and manages to grab his weapon.
He himself shoots twice in the direction of the robber, without necessarily touching his attacker who has managed to escape.
“The policeman is miraculous, blows a source close to the file.
The bullet obviously did not cause fatal damage which is totally unexpected on a close range shot.
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Transported to Toulon hospital, the police officer is in serious condition, but his life is not in danger.
The gendarmes of the Valette-du-Var research brigade are in charge of the investigation.
Significant technical and scientific police resources were mobilized during the night.
At this stage, according to our information, there is nothing to suggest that the victim has been targeted for his status.
According to someone close to the investigation, he would have “not had time to decline his status as a police officer.
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