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France Confronts Self-Defense Shooting Probe and Castres Police Targeted by Gunfire

Authorities have moved both cases into formal investigations that will determine criminal liability.

Overview

  • In Romagnieu (Isère), a 53-year-old garage owner and his son were placed under formal investigation and released under judicial supervision after a shotgun blast wounded a 15-year-old during a break-in.
  • The Bourgoin-Jallieu prosecutor opened a judicial inquiry for aggravated violence alongside a flagrant-theft case, with investigators assessing whether legitimate defense applies.
  • The injured teenager remains hospitalized without life-threatening injuries, while three alleged accomplices were detained for attempted burglary.
  • In Castres (Tarn), three officers on patrol were lightly hit by fragments when masked attackers fired from a car in the Lameilhé area, and the gunmen fled.
  • Specialized units, including the CPN, DCOS in Toulouse and an organized-crime division, are leading the hunt as officials call for reinforcements and the interior minister condemns the attack.