22 year old driver arrested by the French police

Several districts of the city of Nantes in western France were burned Tuesday night by dozens of Young wielding small missiles and gasoline filled bottles, protesting the gun death of a 22 year old driver. For several hours, groups wearing bandannas and hoods ran through the streets, smashing shop windows and setting fire to various buildings, including a medical center and a library, reported the radio station Europe 1. As the sun rose on Wednesday In the morning, residents of Breil, Malakoff and Dervallières woke up to find nearly 200 police officers mobilized to patrol the area and restore order.

Around 8.30 pm. On Tuesday, a man identified by the French newspaper Le Monde as Aboubakar F., was arrested by police in Breil. What happened next is not immediately clear, but the police told reporters that they had been ordered to bring the young man to the station because his "identity was not clear," France24 reported. Authorities later said that the man was also wanted in another city for robbery and involvement in other crimes.

Aboubakar F. allegedly attempted to overturn his car after being stopped by police, hitting an officer at the knee. At that moment, another officer opened fire, shot him in the carotid artery and killed him, reported Le Monde. He was declared dead around 11:30 pm, provoking violent demonstrations throughout Nantes that lasted until the early morning

Breil, Malakoff and Dervallieres were described by some local newspapers as "sensitive" – ​​an official term used by the French. The government needs to refer to regions that need social investment, but people use them more familiarly to designate areas that they consider to be prone to instability or crime. These neighborhoods, which tend to see a higher percentage of residents from minorities and immigrants, are becoming more and more a place of tension for the authorities.

Last week, shots fired at a building in Breil accidentally hurt a 16-year-old girl. increased police surveillance of the neighborhood. We still do not know who fired the shots or why. In the Tuesday night incident, police said the police officers involved were acting in self-defense, although several witnesses on the scene argued: "There was no threat, he just backed out, but there was no cop. was there, I saw, "said Breil resident identified by Europe 1 as Kamel.Another resident of Breil told the West-France news agency that he was well acquainted with "He was from Paris, but he lived here for a while, he has family, for us, he is a child of the district", he declared

French police In February 2017 As a result of a series of terrorist attacks, the French parliament pbaded a bill expanding the limits that govern the possibility for the police to use its firearms. year, figures released for the first time show that the French police have significantly increased the rate of use of their weapons.By 2016 to 2017, the number of times that the police used their service weapons increased by 54% During the same period, the number of investigations into police officers accused of violence is also increased from 543 to 576, reports The Local.

After the shooting of Nantes, the authorities condemned the violent reaction of the inhabitants independent investigation. Johanna Rolland, mayor of Nantes, arrived in Dervallières shortly after 2 am, said that the police and the judicial system must bring "clarity" and "total transparency" on what happened, reported 39; AFP.

The National Union of Police in France stated that, while regretting the "dramatic" death of the young man, she maintains "the full support" of the officers involved

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