A young man pursued by the police after an armed robbery in a store in Marseille died Friday evening, killed by a police officer whom he had put in play, indicated this Saturday the parquet floor.
The man, born in 2001, was pursued by the police to the city of Marronniers, in the north of Marseille. He then put the police at stake, according to Marseille prosecutor Dominique Laurens. It was then that one of the police officers fired, the man having succumbed to his injuries a few moments later. A judicial investigation was entrusted to the general inspectorate of the national police on the use of the arms of the police.
An armed robbery at Lidl’s
The affair began this Friday around 7:30 p.m. when the police were “notified of an armed robbery in progress at the expense of the LIDL store on avenue des Chartreux”, in a neighborhood near the city center, according to a statement from the prosecution.
“At least three criminals fled (…) before being spotted” by the police, the same source said. A chase then started “until the city of the chestnut trees where the criminals stopped the vehicle”.
“Under conditions that the investigations will specify, a police officer opened fire several times after being himself and then one of his colleagues put in play by one of the criminals armed with a rifle,” added the press release.
Several thousand euros and weapons found in the vehicle
Prosecutor Dominique Laurens assured that the young man hit by the policeman’s shots was indeed the one who had fired them. According to the prosecution, the police immediately called for help, but the injured man died on the spot.
According to the prosecution, several thousand euros and weapons “including one supplied” were found in the vehicle. Two people who were trying to flee near the scene of the incident were arrested and placed in police custody. Investigators are investigating whether the other occupants of the car are suspected of being involved in the armed robbery.
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