He was armed with a knife at the time of the incident. He entered the La-Chapelle-sur-Erdre police station and stabbed a policewoman, before stealing her official weapon. He then fled in a Golf car, which was found in an accident a few minutes later. He continues his journey on foot, while an important device has been set up to find him.
Its motives remain unknown. The A39 motorway was closed, the schools confined and the GIGN, the departmental and mobile gendarmerie were mobilized. A helicopter flies over the area, north of Nantes. According to a source familiar with the matter, the policewoman’s vital prognosis is engaged. She was injured in the lower limbs. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin is due to go there during the day.
Maud Baheng Daizey
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