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COURT / 15 shots fired at police officers: the defendant was absent from the hearing | Faxinfo

September 22, 2026

COURT / 15 shots fired at police officers: the defendant was absent from the hearing | Faxinfo
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In July 2024, two gendarmerie patrols had been attacked 15 shots while'they were intervening for a attempted theft of'a piece of construction equipment in a parking lot before the Sandy Ground bridge. The defendant, absent at the time'audience, is agedHe's 22 years old and already well known to the justice system.

The facts: it is after 4 a.m. when a patrol spots three individuals Suspects near an excavator in a parking lot. As the soldiers approached, two fled on a scooter and the third on foot. The gendarmes then observed an attempted theft of the machine and discovered a themobile phone in the cabin.

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Only a few minutes had passed since the individuals fled when The first five shots are fireds towards the gendarmes. Upon the arrival of the second patrol called in as backup, Ten more shots will be fired towards the six soldiers. cornered in the parking lot. No injuries no complaints were reported.

The investigators find 15 Smith & Wesson .40 caliber shell casings on the ground. On the phone, videos repeatedly show a young man filming himself with his face uncovered. a Kalashnikov-type rifle and several handgunsOne of the shell casings found would match the ones discovered. An anonymous tip could help identify them. LB, ageHe was 19 years old at the time of the events..

Having already been sentenced several times to prison terms while a minor, LB is being prosecuted for violence against a person in a position of authority'authoritativepublic meeting in responsecidiveThe prosecutor's office requested 18 months of'imprisonment with warrant'stopReleased a few weeks ago after a 2024 conviction for armed robbery, he failed to appear in court. The verdict will be delivered on October 22, 2026. _DR

Source: https://faxinfo.fr/en/tribunal-15-tirs-contre-des-gendarmes-le-prevenu-absent-a-laudience/

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