A man armed with a knife was shot dead Wednesday afternoon by railway security officers near the Ermont-Eaubonne station (Val-d’Oise). The facts took place around 4 p.m. in this medium-sized city located north-west of Paris, we learned from the SNCF and from a police source.
The 36-year-old man was initially virulent towards travelers who were waiting for their train on the station platform. As the agents tried to stop him, he fled and left the scene, traced this source, confirming information of Point.
The man threatened children
Once outside the station, he was “extremely threatening towards a group of elementary school children”, which led a railway security officer to “use his firearm to neutralize him. “, Argued this source.
The scene occurred near a recreation center. The emergency services noted the death of the man. An investigation is underway.
About fifteen mentions on his criminal record
According to the first elements, it appears that the slain man “brandished his knife towards the children but the investigation will have to determine more precisely his actions towards the group”, the same source explained. The man was targeted by five shots and hit by four. He died shortly after the incident, the emergency services found.
The railway security agents were placed in police custody by the Pontoise prosecutor’s office for the needs of the investigation which was entrusted to the judicial police. The man is “very unfavorably known”, according to a police source. He carries around fifteen mentions on his criminal record, in particular for “violence”, this source said.