The police were injured while checking a car. The driver fled. An investigation has been opened for attempted murder of a person holding public authority.
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An investigation has been opened for attempted intentional homicide of a person holding public authority and aggravated refusal to comply, said the prosecution on Saturday June 18, after a motorist injured three police officers who were trying to control him on Friday, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
The facts took place around 9 p.m. in the 18th arrondissement of the capital, at the corner of Burq and Durantin streets. The police wanted to check a vehicle. But the driver refused to comply.
The individual rolled over the foot of a first police officer and slightly injured two others. A policeman then fired a shot at the motorist, according to a franceinfo journalist, who witnessed the scene. The driver fled and is currently actively sought, it is not known if he was hit by this shot. The police were taken to the hospital.
The investigations were entrusted to the 2nd district of the Paris judicial police, while the IGPN is present as an observer, specifies the prosecution.