In Paris there is violence after a youth was shot by the police during a traffic control

In a suburb of Paris, violence occurred on Tuesday evening after the police shot a young delivery driver who wanted to flee from a traffic control.

The 17-year-old drove in a rental car in the western suburb of Nanterre early Tuesday when the police stopped him for violating several traffic rules, the public prosecutor said.

A video of the incident shows two police officers who try to stop the vehicle. One of them directed his weapon through the window on the driver and fires up close as he starts. The car moved a few dozen meters before the accident occurred.

rescue workers tried to revive him on site, but he died shortly afterwards.

At this point, there were two other people in the vehicle. A first passenger fled, while the second, also minor, was arrested and taken into custody.

The official who is accused of shot to the driver was arrested because of murder, the public prosecutor's office from Nanterre shared.

Gerald Darmanin, France's Minister of the Interior, told Parliament that the two police officers were interviewed and admitted that the images published on social media were "extremely shocking".

He asked people to "respect the grief of the family and the presumption of innocence of the police".

Laurent Nunez, the Paris police chief, admitted in an interview with BFM Television that the official's approach "raises questions", but said it was possible that the official felt threatened.

Yassine Bouzrou, the lawyer of the family, told the same broadcaster that all parties would have to wait for the result of the investigation, but the pictures "clearly showed how a policeman killed a young man cold -blooded".

"This is far from any kind of legitimate defense," he said, adding that the family had submitted a complaint in which she accused the police that she first "lied" by trying to overcome the car.

later on Tuesday evening, demonstrators lit fire in Nanterre, set a car on fire and destroyed bus stops than the tensions between the police and locals.

According to the authorities, nine people were arrested in the disputes.

Patrick Jarry, the mayor of Nanterre, said he was "shocked" about the video images and expressed his "sincere condolences" to the boy's mother.

"He hopes that the investigations (...) that have been initiated will make it possible to bring light into the exact circumstances of this tragedy as quickly as possible," said his office.

Samia Bough, 62, the former neighbor of the teenager who came by at the crime scene to put down a bouquet of yellow roses, added: "It's so sad, he was so young."

In 2022, a record number of 13 deaths was recorded after traffic controls refused. In these cases, five police officers were charged.

authorities and police unions make the figures for 2022 more dangerous driving behavior, but researchers also refer to a law from 2017 that changes the conditions for the use of weapons by the police.

Two weeks ago, a 19-year-old was killed in the western city of Angoulême by a police officer whom he had injured his legs in his car.

The left reacted angrily and said the police had no right to kill people just because they refused to stop.

"Yes, a refusal to stop, violates the law. But death is not one of the sanctions provided for in the Criminal Code," tweeted Manuel Bombard, the coordinator of the left -wing extremist party France Unwed (LFI).

"A refusal to stop, there is no license to kill," said Olivier Faure, the chairman of the socialist party.