Overview

• An individual lying in wait fired a mortar-style firework at a patrol car in Saint-Égrève around 8:30 p.m. on September 19, according to the Grenoble gendarmerie.
• Fragments entered the vehicle through an open window, and both officers were hospitalized with significant auditory trauma.
• The injured gendarmes received seven days of medical leave after treatment, officials said.
• The patrol from the Sassenage brigade was circulating in the area following residents’ reports of noise, not conducting a control or intervention at the time.
• A police union representative described the incident as a prepared attack linked to efforts to push back state presence, while investigators continue to search for the suspect.