Refusal to comply in Nice: the police fired, the driver killed

The refusal to comply took place this Wednesday afternoon on avenue Henri Matisse. The passenger was arrested and placed in police custody. A man died in Nice after refusing to comply, learned BFM Nice Côte d’Azur from the police. The scene took place this Wednesday afternoon, on avenue Henri Matisse. According to our information, a police officer fired in the direction of the driver who was driving in a car reported stolen. The passenger was arrested and placed in police custody for “attempted homicide on a person holding public authority”, said the Nice prosecutor’s office. “A driver without a license, in a stolen vehicle with a passenger on board , made extremely dangerous zigzags for motorists on the fast lane, relates to the microphone of BFM Nice Côte d’Azur, Anthony Borré, first deputy in charge of Security.They left the fast lane to avoid having to to obey a municipal police crew. At high speed, they turned around on Henri-Matisse Avenue and rushed towards the police vehicle to hit the physical integrity of the police officers, one of whom fired, killing the driver. The passenger was arrested.” “To attack a police officer is to attack the Republic” Anthony Borré condemns “these extremely serious facts”. “This is the third refusal to comply of the day, that one ends in death, he continues. It’s always sad, but I’m going to be on the side of those who wear the uniform, of those who defend order, of those who ensure physical integrity (…) to attack a police officer is to attack the French Republic.”The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, tweeted on the event. “Total support for national police officers faced with a refusal to comply on avenue Henri Matisse. Faced with a driver who deliberately ran into them, they had to use their weapon to neutralize him”, indicates the elected.Nicolas Galup and Solenne Bertrand