In Toulouse, the Raid deployed around a building after a suspected shooting
Orange with 6Medias, published on Monday, January 30, 2023 at 7:50 p.m.
The Raid was deployed around a building, in the Bagatelle district, in Toulouse, after a man was suspected of having fired shots from his balcony, La Dépêche du Midi report Monday January 30.
In the Bagatelle district, located southwest of Toulouse, members of the Raid were trying to dislodge a man entrenched in his home. He is suspected of having opened fire from his balcony, La Dépêche du Midi report, Monday, January 30.
A spokeswoman for the Toulouse prosecutor’s office told 20 Minutes that a “alert was given that an individual was shooting from the 8th floor at passers-by, without causing any injuries“. At 6 p.m., the sector was still cordoned off by the police. The gas was cut around 3 p.m. to avoid explosions, specifies La Dépêche. School outings were also taken into account.
A Raid intervention in June 2022
This is not the first time that Raid forces have intervened in the “Pink City” in recent months. On June 30, 2022, the elite French police unit had to protect a shopping center in a city district after calls from a man who threatened to carry out a terrorist attack. A man and a woman were arrested by the police.