Two Paris police officers wounded after man shot them inside police station

By Reuters

May 10, 202412:47 AM GMT+1Updated 6 hours ago

Summary

Two police officers seriously wounded

Police were investigating assault on a woman

Male suspect got hold of police gun and fired at officers

Suspect also wounded

PARIS, May 10 (Reuters) – A man shot and wounded two police officers in Paris after he got hold of one of the officer’s weapons while he was being held at a police station, said Paris police chief Laurent Nunez on Friday, confirming earlier media reports.

The incident occurred on Thursday evening.

Police had initially arrested the man on suspicion of assaulting a woman inside a residential building in the 13th district. Earlier media reports described that assault as a case of domestic violence.

“We have two police officers who are seriously wounded,” Nunez told reporters, adding the suspect had also been seriously injured. French media reports said police had shot back at him after the suspect first opened fire.

Nunez did not identify the suspect