Overview
- In Valenciennes, a municipal officer was placed under judicial supervision after being charged with voluntary homicide, and a judge rejected a self‑defense finding as prosecutors consider an appeal.
- An autopsy on the 31‑year‑old victim in Valenciennes reported fatal internal thoracic hemorrhage from three bullets to the left scapula and one to the right biceps.
- In Angers, a 53‑year‑old officer was charged and put under judicial control for using his firearm during an arrest in circumstances the prosecutor said did not constitute legitimate defense.
- Video footage and medical review in the Angers case indicate the 26‑year‑old suspect was shot while turning away, and the officer told investigators he may have misinterpreted the situation.
- At Les Lilas, a 42‑year‑old woman was found dead and her 38‑year‑old companion was taken into custody as investigators opened a homicide by spouse inquiry, with a hammer and knife recovered and the couple’s four children placed.