The facts occurred around 5:00 p.m. in the Maurepas district in Rennes.
The police were patrolling near a narcotics resale point when "an automatic burst was fired in their direction", said Rennes public prosecutor Philippe Astruc to AFP.
A scooter had just traveled at high speed towards the point of resale "possibly in pursuit of two lookouts" and "the passenger equipped with an automatic pistol aimed at the lookouts and fired shots in their direction" before dashing. interrupt his progress when he sees the police.
"The helmeted passenger then directed the weapon towards the police by rotating" and fired "an automatic burst in their direction", according to the prosecutor.
“The police threw themselves on the ground and took out their weapons without using them.
The scooter quickly left the square to reach the nearest avenue and fled,” added the magistrate.
A criminal investigation is opened
If no injuries are to be deplored, the prosecutor indicates that a criminal investigation has been opened by the prosecution and entrusted to the DTPJ (territorial direction of the judicial police) "under the qualification of attempted murder and attempted murder of persons holding of public authority”.
On the spot “eleven 9 mm caliber casings” were found on the ground and “two other casings” were discovered on the adjacent streets.
Traces of gunfire were also found on two parked vehicles.
Welcoming “the coolness of the victim police officers”, the prosecutor “shares the strong emotion of the inhabitants of the district”.
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