Man shoots 2 officers in Paris police station after grabbing gun
A man arrested for allegedly attacking a woman with a box cutter shot and seriously wounded two officers in a Paris police station on Thursday after grabbing one of their weapons.
The incident happened in the French capital's 13th district shortly before 10:30 pm on Thursday night.
One of two officers shot and seriously wounded at a police station in Paris was fighting for his life Friday, the police chief of the French capital, Laurent Nunez, said.
The man was arrested for "a very violent attack on a woman" with a box cutter.
The policemen took him to the police station and had him blow into a breathalyser when the attacker grabbed one of the weapons, said Nunez. He then seriously wounded the pair of officers.
Both officers were immediately transferred to hospital.
"[The officer's] life is still in danger," Paris police prefect Laurent Nunez told broadcaster France Info.
Shootings in police stations in France are very rare.
The prosecutor's office said three investigations had been launched - including "the attempted murder of the woman" and the "attempted murder of persons holding public authority."
The third was being carried out by the IGPN, the national police's internal affairs department, to look into the use of "intentional violence with a weapon by a person holding public authority", as is routine when an officer uses their weapon.
Nunez did not provide any information about the attacker.
Police do not know whether the man knew the woman he had attacked, adding that the police officers called to the scene had to break down the door of the flat, he said.
The suspect was wounded by return fire and hospitalised. His life is not in danger, according to prosecutors.
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The incident happened in the French capital's 13th district shortly before 10:30 pm on Thursday night.
One of two officers shot and seriously wounded at a police station in Paris was fighting for his life Friday, the police chief of the French capital, Laurent Nunez, said.
The man was arrested for "a very violent attack on a woman" with a box cutter.
The policemen took him to the police station and had him blow into a breathalyser when the attacker grabbed one of the weapons, said Nunez. He then seriously wounded the pair of officers.
Both officers were immediately transferred to hospital.
"[The officer's] life is still in danger," Paris police prefect Laurent Nunez told broadcaster France Info.
Shootings in police stations in France are very rare.
The prosecutor's office said three investigations had been launched - including "the attempted murder of the woman" and the "attempted murder of persons holding public authority."
The third was being carried out by the IGPN, the national police's internal affairs department, to look into the use of "intentional violence with a weapon by a person holding public authority", as is routine when an officer uses their weapon.
Nunez did not provide any information about the attacker.
Police do not know whether the man knew the woman he had attacked, adding that the police officers called to the scene had to break down the door of the flat, he said.
The suspect was wounded by return fire and hospitalised. His life is not in danger, according to prosecutors.
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