Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Unrest in Paris Suburb

The fatal police shooting of a man in Sevran, France, sparked civil unrest in the northwest Parisian suburb on Saturday, March 26. Le Parisien https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/course-poursuite-a-sevran-un-homme-grievement-blesse-par-le-tir-dun-policier-26-03-2022-M44OIC5AL5G5RI6CJVYMJA4OQY.php reported the 32-year-old man, suspected of stealing a van, was shot after officers tried stopping the vehicle he was driving. The man was given first aid and transported to hospital via helicopter but did not survive, the paper reported. In a https://twitter.com/Blanchet_Sevran/status/1507778877975932940 tweet , Sevran's mayor, Stephane Blanchet, said his thoughts were with the man's family and called for calm while the incident was investigated. This footage by Nicolas Mercier shows fireworks launched at riot police and firefighters attempting to douse flames engulfing vehicles. (Footage by Heroes 4 Higher/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
The fatal police shooting of a man in Sevran, France, sparked civil unrest in the northwest Parisian suburb on Saturday, March 26. Le Parisien https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/course-poursuite-a-sevran-un-homme-grievement-blesse-par-le-tir-dun-policier-26-03-2022-M44OIC5AL5G5RI6CJVYMJA4OQY.php reported the 32-year-old man, suspected of stealing a van, was shot after officers tried stopping the vehicle he was driving. The man was given first aid and transported to hospital via helicopter but did not survive, the paper reported. In a https://twitter.com/Blanchet_Sevran/status/1507778877975932940 tweet , Sevran's mayor, Stephane Blanchet, said his thoughts were with the man's family and called for calm while the incident was investigated. This footage by Nicolas Mercier shows fireworks launched at riot police and firefighters attempting to douse flames engulfing vehicles. (Footage by Heroes 4 Higher/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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27 March, 2022
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