Overview

• The 36-year-old suspect was indicted on Tuesday for attempted murder of police after his van rammed multiple patrol cars and nearly struck an officer on foot during a chase in Rezé.
• Officers responding to gunfire in Nantes’ Pirmil district were blocked by about fifteen people in Rezé before the van’s repeated collisions escalated the pursuit.
• Prosecutors report that a spike strip eventually ended the high-speed chase that saw the driver reverse into a police vehicle and accelerate toward on-foot officers.
• Police found cannabis resin and cocaine on the suspect, who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and drugs and acknowledged the facts while denying intent to kill.
• In addition to attempted murder, he faces charges for public property damage, dangerous refusal-to-obey and driving under the influence, and he has been remanded pending further magistrate-led investigation.