man armed with knife in church shot dead by police

A threatening man armed with a knife was neutralized by the police in a church in Brive, in Corrèze.

A threatening man was shot dead by the police this Wednesday, January 22 in Brive (Corrèze), BFMTV learned from a source close to the investigation, confirming information from La Montagne.

The man armed with a knife took refuge around 2:30 p.m. in a church, after abandoning a stolen vehicle nearby. While threatening the police with his weapon, he was neutralized by the police and died from his injuries.

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