Man killed by police with vehicle immobilised: family speaks out
Cheikh's family has given testimony following his death by gunshot during a police intervention, with his vehicle immobilised at the time. L'Humanité reports the contested circumstances of the tragedy.
Death of Cheikh under police gunfire: family breaks silence
According to Google News FR — Crime (fr), relaying a report from L'Humanité, the family of Cheikh has given their account of the circumstances of his death, shot by police officers while his vehicle was immobilised at the time of the incident.
The victim's relatives contest the authorities' account and describe a situation in which, according to them, no imminent threat justified the use of firearms. Cheikh's vehicle was stationary when the shots were fired, the family maintains.
The case raises questions about the use of lethal force by law enforcement in circumstances where the threat to others appears, according to family witnesses, to be absent. A video document accompanies the testimony published by L'Humanité.
The police authorities have not, at this stage, issued any further public comment on the precise conditions of the intervention.
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)