French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin reported that a police officer was attacked by a hooligan with a knife on the Champs Elysees in Paris.
It is emphasized that the criminal was successfully “neutralized.”
Darmanin added: “A law enforcement officer was attacked in the 8th arrondissement of Paris,” as reported by TASS .
It is stated that the police officer arrived at the call of security guards who were providing security at the Louis Vuitton boutique.
It is emphasized that the security guards needed help in resolving a conflict with an “undesirable person.”
When the police officer entered the boutique, the criminal pulled out a knife and tried to escape from the crime scene.
As a result of the scuffle, a law enforcement officer was wounded in the ear. After that, his colleague shot the troublemaker with a pistol.
There is currently no information on the criminal's condition. The wounded policeman was urgently hospitalized.