INFO THE DEPECH. Toulouse: to intercept the driver, the municipal police open fire
A motorist adopted a very dangerous driving this Wednesday evening in the city center of Toulouse. The individual was driving on the sidewalks failing to run over passers-by, but when the municipal police wanted to intercept him, the latter tried to run over them. An attitude that prompted one of the municipal officers to use his service weapon.
Even the two shots fired by the municipal police officers did not stop him … A motorist took all the risks and endangered the lives of passers-by and members of the municipal police and the anti-crime brigade (Bac) this Wednesday evening. The municipal police officers are called around midnight for a driver who is driving dangerously in the city center of Toulouse like the Toulouse town hall. The man circulates at a brisk pace, collides with trash cans, parks on the tram tracks and climbs on the sidewalks.
In its mad rush, it also fails to mow down passers-by. He will also be seen intentionally crashing into Tisséo buses in downtown Toulouse. The police then try to intercept the vehicle which is at that time in the Patte d’Oie but the latter refuses to stop. In his car, he hit the officials’ vehicle but also tried to run into two officers on foot. It was then that one of the municipal police officers drew his service weapon and fired twice. Not enough to cool the driver who still manages to escape. The municipal police officers then warn the police to try to find him.
He rushes at the police roadblock
And quickly, the driver is spotted by the police moving at high speed, all lights extinguished in the Lardenne district. There again, the police will try to apprehend him but he will manage to escape. The police officers of the anti-crime brigade (Bac) alerted by their colleagues will then set up an interception device. Around 1 a.m. on avenue de Grande-Bretagne, this 28-year-old motorist still tries to evade the stop by rushing towards the police vehicles arriving in the opposite direction. The latter will succeed in avoiding the collision. They will also be forced to use their defense bullet launcher (LBD) to control the fugitive who tried to take refuge in a parking lot. At the time of the arrest, the latter did not let it go and rebelled. The individual, known to the police, ended up being taken to the police station and placed in police custody. An investigation was opened and opened to urban security on the right bank. Asked by us, the Departmental Directorate of Public Security (DDSP) did not wish to comment on this case.