Four days after the death of a young man from the city during a chase, La Courneuve experienced a difficult Sunday evening with urban violence. The police station in this town of Seine-Saint-Denis was targeted by significant fire from mortar fireworks and projectiles.
“Individuals threw fireworks and projectiles at the La Courneuve police station. Trash cans were set on fire,” said a police source, indicating that the events began shortly before 11 p.m.
Six arrests
At 11:30 p.m., six people had been arrested. Reinforcements were being deployed across the city and to secure the police station. Around midnight, calm returned, according to this police source.
Videos posted on social networks showed groups of individuals firing fireworks in abundance at the facade of the police station. On its X account, the T1 tramway announced around 11 p.m. that traffic was interrupted between La Courneuve and Saint-Denis “following security measures”.
Two theses clash on the death of Wanys R.
La Courneuve is the subject of particular attention following the death on Wednesday evening of a young man from the town, Wanys R., during a chase with the police in Aubervilliers. The scooter driven by the 18-year-old was pursued by the police after a refusal to control. In an avenue in Aubervilliers, his two-wheeler was hit by a vehicle from an anti-crime brigade (BAC) called for reinforcements, which was coming in the opposite direction. In the collision, Wanys R. was killed and his passenger injured. A video of the tragedy was widely distributed on social networks and in the media.
The family’s lawyer accused the police on Friday of having “voluntarily” hit him, with the police’s lawyer criticizing an “untruth” and defending the accident theory.