railway security officers shot a man who threatened them with a knife

Railway security officers shot a man who threatened them with a knife on the evening of Monday, November 1, a little before midnight, at the Saint-Lazare station in Paris, franceinfo learned from corroborating sources, confirming information from BFMTV. “The vital prognosis of the respondent is engaged following the two shots fired by the agents”, specifies the Paris prosecutor’s office to franceinfo.

The man took a knife out of his bag and started running towards the General Surveillance officers (Suge). According to the first accounts, he shouted “Allah Akbar”. The officers then used their weapon, seriously injuring the man’s chest and hand. He was taken care of at the Georges-Pompidou European Hospital in Paris.

According to the first elements of the investigation, the man is not listed S, but he is known to the courts for common law acts. An investigation has been opened of the counts of attempted voluntary homicide on a person charged with a public service mission, apology for terrorism and violence with weapons, indicates the Paris prosecutor’s office to franceinfo. The investigations were entrusted to the first district of the judicial police.