Overview

• The incident occurred Saturday, August 30, outside the satirical paper’s new offices in Paris, whose address is kept secret.
• A 40-year-old man allegedly slipped behind three officers assigned to guard the premises.
• He tried to take a service pistol and reportedly released the holster’s retention before being overpowered.
• Police quickly subdued the man, arrested him and placed him in garde à vue.
• During questioning, he said he wanted officers to shoot him and claimed he did not know the site housed Charlie Hebdo.