Burr or self-defense? A madman 51 years was shot dead by police on Friday night in Echirolles (Isère) and five policemen were taken into custody and released in the afternoon, in a context of strong tensions between police, magistrates and government.
The son of the fallen man, described earlier as "excited" and suspected of having drunk too much, portrays "a good father," "a man without stories" from the Dauphiné Libéré .
According to his son, "They have left him no chance. The police told her they "have attempted to control him with a taser but it would not have worked." And to consider the need to draw five times instead of him "shoot in the legs."
Same story on the side of the widow. "For me, it's a big burr (...) Five balls! They could have hurt him instead of killing him directly. It was not a bad man; how it can be allowed to kill people like that (...) Let justice be done! I am angry, I am their "Saturday said his widow, Coralie, the RTL .
"There are witnesses"
For police unions "self-defense" does "no doubt": "When collectively, five policemen, who are facing a dangerous individual, shoot at the same time is that they have no doubt that he will use his weapon and he will shoot one of them, "said Daniel Chomette, general secretary of union SGP-FO police force.
"It is of the order of a fraction of a second. The police are in a state of stress and absolute vigilance in these situations. Self-defense was proportionate and simultaneously, in response, "said the trade unionist. "There are witnesses. We are confident ".
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