The night from Saturday to Sunday June 16, 2024 was punctuated by violence in the Provinces district of Cherbourg, where Sulivan, this 19-year-old man, lived killed by the shooting of a policewoman in Cherbourg Sunday June 9. The official in indicted for intentional homicide and placed under judicial supervision, Sulivan’s relatives gathered a few hours earlier to demand his placement in pre-trial detention.
“Between midnight and 3:30 a.m., we had to face urban violence. A group of 60 to 80 people started fires”, explains the prefect of Manche, Xavier Brunetière. These fire starts have destroyed around fifteen vehicles, the reception hall of the France Travail agency was “blackened by smoke”.
Lucie Amadieu
Sulivan’s family reacts to this urban violence on the Instagram account she created following the young man’s death: “Please stop doing anything. People need their materials, we didn’t ask for that, we asked for calm and peace.”
Law enforcement officers injured, two people arrested
“This group of people came into contact with the security forces. There was mortar fire towards the police”, details the prefect of Manche. Xavier Brunetière adds that three law enforcement officers were slightly injured. In total, around a hundred national police officers, soldiers and firefighters intervened.
Lucie Amadieu
“We have two people who were arrested last night”, indicates the prefect of Manche. Xavier Brunetiere “would like to salute the composure and commitment of the staff to ensure the restoration of order and fight against this urban violence”. THE calm has returned, assures the prefect who indicates that the market is being set up this Sunday, June 16 at 6 a.m.
