The facts took place in the parking lot of a supermarket around midnight. When the police approached, the driver drove off and rammed one of the officers, who ended up on the bonnet of the car.
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The police opened fire on a car reported stolen overnight from Thursday to Friday in Vénissieux (Rhône), killing the passenger and seriously injuring the driver in the head, after he ran into the police who were trying to control him, learned franceinfo from police sources.
Still according to the police, the vehicle was stopped with the engine running in the parking lot of a supermarket, Friday August 19 shortly after midnight, when the police approached to carry out a check. The driver then started and drove into one of the police officers, who ended up on the hood. At the same time, this official and another officer fired on the car, hitting the driver and his passenger.
The 20-year-old passenger died despite the arrival of help. The seriously injured driver was taken to hospital. The investigations were entrusted to the Rhône Departmental Security, the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) was also seized. The investigation will have to determine at what exact moment and under what precise circumstances the shots were fired.
Two police officers are in custody at the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) this Friday morning, according to a police source at franceinfo. These are the two officers who used their service weapon. Their hearing by the IGPN corresponds to the usual procedure, each time a police officer uses his weapon.
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