An off-duty police officer was attacked on Tuesday November 12 in Toulouse. The official was recognized by drug dealers when he went, with his wife, to a parcel relay point, CNEWS learned from a police source. Three people were arrested.
A hail of blows while simply going to collect a package. The events occurred during the evening of Tuesday, November 12. An off-duty police officer was attacked while going to a parcel relay point located in the La Faourette/Fontaine-Lestang district in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), a police source told CNEWS this Thursday, November 14.
The neighborhood is in fact marked by the presence of a deal point. The police officer was recognized by drug dealers. At the sight of the official, the individuals shouted: “There is a cop”. A hooded man then approached the police officer's car, asking him to “get out.” “It sells here!” he told her.
The official refused. He was subsequently attacked, receiving two blows and being spat in the face. While he was trying to leave his vehicle in order to pursue the attacker, the police officer noticed the presence of around fifteen hooded individuals heading towards his vehicle.
multiple injuries noted
He then decided to get back into the passenger compartment with his wife in order to leave but the attackers managed to catch up with him, hitting the vehicle, said the police source.
In total, the official suffered a cracked tooth and neck and jaw pain. As for his wife, the latter was shocked by all this violence.
Following this attack, three individuals were arrested, including one who corresponds to the attacker. Video investigations are currently underway.
