Was the municipal police of Saint-Denis "forced" to fire, when a motorist was seriously injured in the head? This is what AFP reports on Tuesday, after probing the Bobigny prosecutor's office and sources close to the investigation, confirming information from the Actu17 website.

The scene begins in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, according to the account of a source close to the investigation. Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, an improperly parked vehicle was checked by the national police. A chase is launched after the refusal of control, which continues in Seine-Saint-Denis. The municipal police of Saint-Denis "takes note of the situation and decides to position itself avenue Wilson, at the foot of the Stade de France, thus anticipating a possible arrival of the vehicle by this means," explained the town hall of Saint-Denis.

'Forced to fire'

In its race, the car first collides with a vehicle at a traffic light. "The collision throws a municipal police officer to the ground, several meters. A second municipal police officer was then forced to fire on the car several times, while his teammate was about to be hit, "continued the municipality.

The driver of the vehicle was shot in the head and transported to hospital in absolute emergency, according to another source close to the investigation. One passenger was also shot and is hospitalized. "The motorist hit is not injured, and the policeman affected has no vital prognosis engaged, he would have been released from the hospital," added the prosecutor's office of Bobigny.

"Attempted homicide"

Residing in the Hauts-de-Seine and born between 1996 and 2001, the two young men and the two other passengers were placed under the regime of police custody, according to the source close to the investigation.

Two investigations were opened and entrusted to the departmental judicial police service. The first for "aggravated refusal to comply", "attempted intentional homicide of a person holding public authority" and "attempted homicide of a private individual", targets the occupants of the car. The second for "intentional violence with a weapon by a person holding public authority" against the municipal police officer who fired the shots.

"An internal administrative procedure is also underway, as it is provided in case of use of weapon by the municipal police," said the city of Saint-Denis.

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