a police officer “victim of an attack” in the 8th arrondissement, the suspect “neutralized”, announces Gérald Darmanin

“A police officer was the victim of an attack in the 8th arrondissement of Paris”announced Gérald Darmanin on Thursday, July 18, on X. According to the Minister of the Interior, the member of the police force “intervened following a call from agents securing a store”. The suspect was “neutralized by police officers in security”, he adds, mentioning his “support” to the police. The attack took place near the Champs Élysées, franceinfo learned from a police source. A large security perimeter has been set up.

According to information from franceinfo, from a police source, police officers were first called by a shop for an undesirable. At the sight of the police, the suspect fled with a knife in his hand. During an about-face, he injured a police officer in the ear. Another police officer then used his weapon.