Hakim Mokadem
06/11/2024 at 09:10
Trying to escape a traffic stop, a 19-year-old young man was shot dead by a police officer on the night of Sunday June 9 to Monday June 10, 2024. Explanations.
The hit-and-run turned into a tragedy. A 19-year-old young man was killed by a police officer this Sunday, June 9, while he was trying to escape a traffic control in Cherbourg (Manche). The driver received a fatal shot in the chest.
The events occurred around 11:40 p.m. on the heights of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. At that moment, a crew of three police officers tried to stop a motorist speeding. Despite the summons, the latter refuses to comply according to the story in the regional daily Ouest-France.
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Finally, a second police car intervenes and manages to force him to stop. The three individuals on board the car then decided to flee: one managed to disappear and another was arrested and placed in police custody for receiving stolen goods, the vehicle being reported as stolen. In an opposite direction, the third man experiences a tragic fate.
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Investigation entrusted to the IGPN
The 19 year old young man “ found himself facing two police officers from the second crew and deliberately pushed one of them while fleeing. The official then used an electric stun gun. At the same time, another agent made use of his firearmfatally hitting him in the chest » said Pierre-Yves Marot, the public prosecutor, in a press release.
There policewoman at the origin of the fatal shot would initially have been hospitalized in shock according to La Presse de la Manche. Before being taken into custody Monday evening for intentional homicide. The investigation is entrusted to the IGPN. The magistrates specify that this investigation “concerns facts likely to receive a criminal classification which could justify referral to the Coutances investigation center”.
