Yesterday, Thursday July 7, around 6 p.m., witnesses reported the presence in the center of Grenoble of two individuals, traveling on a scooter, whose passenger was armed. Two police officers, who were patrolling the area on foot, pass them.
A weapon of war on a scooter
According to the first elements of the investigation, they would have been aimed by the passenger. One of the officials then allegedly took out his service weapon and fired at the occupants of the scooter. Hit, the driver would have lost control of his machine which ended its race a few meters further on. Despite the rapid intervention of the emergency services, the man, named Deniz, died. Aged 24, he had been sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison for armed robbery by the criminal court. Released since, he had not been talked about, according to his lawyer, who went to the scene, called yesterday by the family, who lives in Saint Martin d’Hères and who is of Turkish origin.
The passenger of the scooter, wanted
The passenger of the scooter, he fled, abandoning his weapon, loaded, Kalashnikov type, on the roadway.
The parquet floor of Grenoble issued a statement, explaining that it opened two investigations. One for attempted murder of a person in public authority. She was entrusted to the Judicial Police of Grenoble. The IGPN, the police force, was seized of that for fatal blows. The policeman who fired the shots was taken into custody. The autopsy will take place this morning.
Yesterday, the family and relatives of the victim had gathered near the place where the body of the victim was still found, the time of the findings. In tense atmospheresome swore at the police who had cordoned off the area.
After a few hours, the place of Apvril, where the tragedy took place, had regained its calm.