The judge of liberties and detention ruled during the night, he placed the police officer suspected of fatal shootings “in provisional detention”, specifies the Bobigny prosecutor’s office. This 27-year-old civil servant was indicted for “murder without aggravating circumstances”, specifies the prosecutor’s office. Indeed, his status as a “person holding public authority” was not retained because he was not on duty when he fired seven shots at a squatter who had taken refuge at his grandmother’s house. Initially, the prosecutor’s office had requested that he be placed under judicial supervision. But the investigating judge in charge of the case referred the matter to the JLD (judge of liberties and detention) because he considered that for the proper conduct of the investigations it would be more appropriate to incarcerate him.
On Saturday around 6:30 a.m., this police officer stationed in Bobigny, belonging to the territorial company for traffic and road safety of the 93, was called by his grandmother who lives in the same town. She had heard “suspicious noises”. The grandson who was off duty ran up, armed with his weapon. While he was in an outbuilding of the house, a sort of lean-to, he came across a stranger. The police officer called for backup.
He fired seven shots.
Before they arrived, he fired seven shots at the intruder. Five bullets hit the victim, who died immediately. Placed in police custody at the premises of the departmental service of the judicial police 93, he reportedly explained that he thought the man was armed and was threatening him. It turned out that the weapon in question was a putty gun used to make joints.
The victim is a man in his thirties, known as a street cigarette seller. He had been arrested twice in this context. Of Algerian origin, he was in an irregular situation. He had apparently taken refuge with this old lady for a few days.
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