BAC police officers shot after refusing to comply
The armed individual fled. During the findings, several 45 caliber cases were discovered on the public highway.
The forces of order once again targeted. Police officers from the Anti-Crime Brigade (BAC) were targeted by firearms after a refusal to comply, which occurred overnight from Monday to Tuesday in Avignon (Vaucluse), informed Le Figaro from a police source this Wednesday, September 7. About ten 45 caliber cases were found on the ground during the findings.
The facts begin in the Rocade district, around 00:30. Invited to stop for a routine check, the driver of a two-wheeler refuses to obey the orders of an emergency police vehicle. A chase then starts in the streets of the city. Two police officers from the BAC, in civilian clothes and riding a motorcycle equipped with a flashing light, arrive in support to pursue the offending two-wheeler. However, he manages to escape.
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Several cases found
Flashing light on, the police officers of the BAC decide to continue their investigations in the district, “known to be a high deal pointwe are told, to find the fugitive. After several minutes of searching, they hear a detonation. “They first think of a firecracker“, we are told, before seeing an armed individual on the other side of the avenue. The officers took cover while the suspect, armed with a handgun, fired several times before fleeing. No injuries are to be deplored, we are told.
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During the findings, several 45 caliber cases were discovered on the public highway. Two parked vehicles were also damaged by gunfire and their windows shattered, as evidenced by a photo posted on social networks. An investigation for attempted homicide on persons holding public authority has been entrusted to the judicial police of Avignon.
“This case reminds us of the trauma of losing our colleague and friend Eric Masson “, killed on May 5, 2021 during a check on the sidelines of drug trafficking in Avignon, recalls a police source.