Police officers targeted by mortar and projectile fire near the Mistral district in

Police officers targeted by mortar and projectile fire near the Mistral district in
Police officers targeted by mortar and projectile fire near the Mistral district in Grenoble

A man fired several bullets into the air during a police intervention on Avenue Rhin and Danube in this Thursday. No injuries were reported.

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A police patrol is in the middle of arresting a 17-year-old minor for “drug trafficking, not far from the Mistral city in Grenoble, this Thursday, December 19 in the early evening, when they are targeted by mortar fire from Then, a man pulls out a handgun and shoots it into the air several times.

Teams from the anti-crime brigade are called in as reinforcements. At the same time, several people set up a blockade in the middle of the avenue and at the corner with rue Anatole France. “Dam they set fire to“, according to the police.

Shots are heard again and projectiles are thrown at the agents of the specialized field brigade. Firefighters are called to put out the fire.

No injuries were reported. The perpetrator of the shooting has not been found. On the other hand, four 9 mm pistol cases were discovered a few meters from the scene, at the corner of rue Elsa-Triolet and rue de la Solidarité.

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