Overview

• The incident occurred early on April 27 in Paris’s 6th arrondissement, where the off-duty officer was fatally injured after being knocked down by a 'balayette.'
• The victim, a brigadier aged 34, was spending the night with friends before the altercation took place outside the bar.
• A 30-year-old suspect from Montreuil has been detained on suspicion of 'violences ayant entraîné la mort sans intention de la donner.'
• Authorities have assigned the case to the 3rd District of Paris Judicial Police, with video surveillance and witness accounts aiding the investigation.
• An autopsy has been ordered to determine the precise medical cause of death, as the officer collapsed shortly after moving away from the scene.