Ten months after the death of Nahel, 17, shot dead on June 27, 2023 in Nanterre by a police officer, a reconstruction is organized this Sunday at the scene of the events. This highly anticipated investigative act will be held at the exact location of the shooting, at the corner of Passage François Arago and Boulevard de la Défense, in Nanterre.
The whole issue will be to determine whether the police officer, indicted for intentional homicide, was in danger at the time of the shooting. Could he have backed up or was he stuck between the yellow Mercedes AMG driven by Nahel and a low wall? Was his colleague’s safety at stake? The magistrates ensured that this reconstruction, crucial in trying to bring out the truth, takes place before the new phase of redevelopment work on this axis. A car similar to the one driven by Nahel will be mobilized, but the investigating judges do not rule out having the damaged car transported, if necessary.
According to a Source close to the matter, “huge security of the site” is planned, in the presence of the two police officers and two passengers from Nahel. Concerned for the safety of the two officials, threatened with death on multiple occasions, Mr. Thibault de Montbrial, the lawyer for the alleged shooter’s pair, had requested the relocation of this reconstruction, the date of which leaked to the press a few years ago. weeks. Without success. The investigating judges considered that security conditions will be met. The two police officers will be equipped with bulletproof vests and balaclavas to preserve their anonymity.
