An Egyptian illegal migrant was killed this week by police in southern France after officers opened fire on a people smuggler’s vehicle that rammed a checkpoint near the Italian border.
The 35-year-old Egyptian national died on Wednesday evening after French border police were alerted by Italian authorities to a van, likely carrying illegal immigrants from Italy, that was travelling near the town of Sospel.
When the driver of the van refused to pull over for police, officers gave chase and a second police team later caught up to the van, which then drove toward the police, forcing officers to open fire on the vehicle, the newspaperProsecutor of the Republic of Nice Xavier Bonhomme released a statement on the incident saying, “the van accelerated in the direction of police vehicle,” and added that one of the officers “used his weapon four times,” to stop the van.
The van ended up in the Les Moulins neighbourhood in the city of Nice after escaping officers and was abandoned by the driver and two others sitting in the front of the vehicle. When police discovered the vehicle, there were five migrants inside, including the 35-year-old Egyptian who had been shot in the head. the Egyptian was immediately taken to a local hospital but later died of his injuries.
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