Overview

• A shootout occurred on an A31 highway rest area near Selongey, Côte-d’Or, during a police surveillance operation late Friday night.
• Two RAID officers were monitoring a British-registered vehicle as part of an investigation into organized illegal immigration and criminal conspiracy.
• The officers were fired upon with automatic weapons by two individuals from the vehicle, prompting the police to return fire.
• One individual was killed, three suspects of Iraqi nationality were arrested, and a fourth suspect remains at large.
• The injured officer, who was shot in the leg, is in stable condition, and two separate investigations have been launched into the incident.