Sunday evening, then this Monday morning (May 6) police operations were carried out in the Jeanne d’Arc district of Lamentin. An armed man was walking around the scene. The man who allegedly targeted the police was injured by them and then died.
The shootings occurred after 11 a.m. this Monday, May 6, 2024.
An armed man wanted by the police since yesterday (Sunday May 5), was neutralized by the police on Monday morning in the Jeanne d’Arc district, notably with the reinforcement of the RAID (specialized intervention unit of the national police).
According to neighbors, who alerted the police, the man was shooting in the air, which caused great concern in the neighborhood.
He allegedly aimed a hunting rifle at the police officers who responded and hit him.
The 33-year-old man suffering from schizophrenia but out of care, according to the police, of Martinican origin according to our information, died a few moments later despite the care provided by SAMU doctors.
Two investigations are open. One led by the judicial police and the other by the IGPN (general inspection of the national police).
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