According to initial information, the police were alerted at 6:14 p.m. by the triggering of an emergency call terminal. The report came from 23 boulevard François-Grosso.
The lady who raised the alarm reported a very violent altercation between a man and a woman.
When they arrived, the witness told the police that the couple had gone down into the parking lot of the condominium. Indeed, as they progressed, the municipal officials heard the screams of a woman in the second basement. There, in a box, an armed man had a violent altercation with the victim.
“The police quickly understood that the woman was truly in danger,” comments Christian Estrosi. They then intervened and managed to exfiltrate her.
According to Christian Estrosi, who praises the “professionalism” and “coolness” of the municipal police officers, the hostage taker subsequently killed himself.
This Sunday evening, around 9:30 p.m., the first deputy, Anthony Borré, was with the municipal police officers at the Urban Supervision Center at the Libération. “They are obviously very shocked,” says the mayor of Nice.
A psychologist is on site. The female victim was also treated.
The mayor indicates that he will receive this Monday at the end of the morning the municipal police officers who intervened.
An investigation was opened by the Nice public prosecutor's office.
