The events took place early this Sunday, November 17 morning in Val de Marne. A police officer killed a man who was threatening civil servants called for nighttime noise, with a weapon, which turned out to be an imitation weapon, according to the latest elements of the investigation.
A man “very drunk” and carrying a fake “weapon” according to the first elements of the investigation, was killed by a police officer after having “threatened” officers early Sunday morning in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (Val-de -Marne), police sources and the Créteil prosecutor's office told AFP.
Police called for nighttime disturbance
Around 6 a.m. this Sunday, November 17, 2024, the police were called to an armed man who was “drumming” on the door of a home, explained one of these sources. When they arrived on site, the man then threatened the police “by pointing a handgun and shouting “Allah akbar”, she added.
Drunk, he threatens the police with a fake weapon
A police officer then “used his weapon” and hit the man who died despite the intervention of the emergency services. According to another police source, the agent fired three times. The man was shot once. According to the first elements, the victim's weapon “was fake”, a source close to the case told AFP.
The victim known for acts of apology for terrorism
The man, aged 30, was known for acts of “apology of terrorism” in 2019 according to police sources, but was not on S file. He was “very drunk” at the time of the facts, said a source close to the file.
The IGPN entered
The General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) was contacted, as is the case every time a police officer uses his weapon. According to another source close to the case, a pedestrian camera (used by the police) filmed all of the events. The police officer who fired the shot tested negative for drugs and alcohol, this source said. In 2022, 38 people died following police action, including 22 after a shooting, according to the latest available report from the IGPN.
