Overview
- On Saturday May 30, three officers responded to a neighbor dispute in Bobigny where a man armed with two knives allegedly attacked two neighbors and then moved toward the officers.
- A police officer fired his service weapon, striking the man in the abdomen, and emergency medics from SAMU attempted treatment but the assailant later died.
- Two neighbors were reported injured by the knife attacks and received treatment; no identities for victims or officers have been released.
- The Parquet de Bobigny has formally seized the IGPN, France’s national police oversight body, and opened an inquiry for violence with a weapon having caused death.
- Investigators will review evidence such as ballistics, witness statements and procedure compliance to determine whether the shooting was justified, and further prosecutor steps will follow once the IGPN report is complete.