Overview
- Police were called to a restaurant on rue de Wattignies and confronted a woman who had been reported barricaded in the cellar on Wednesday, July 1, in the late afternoon.
- Officers say the woman emerged with a knife and attacked a policewoman, who was treated for a slight wound.
- An intervening officer fired his service (administrative) weapon, several shots were reported, and the woman was declared dead at the scene despite emergency care.
- The Parquet de Paris dispatched a magistrate to the site and officials say the initial accounts from the police and prefecture will be verified as a formal judicial inquiry proceeds.
- Authorities report the woman was described as being in a state of dementia before the incident, a fact investigators will check as they examine the police response and medical aid provided.