French police gun down homeless man at airport for aggressive behavior and possession of a knife

A man was shot dead by police at Terminal 2 of Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris, France, on Wednesday for being in possession of a knife.

According to BFMTV, he is a homeless man who has been asked by the police to drop his knife. Given the refusal and alleged aggressive behavior, specifically when walking towards the police, the authorities of the services without borders chose to “neutralize” the citizen, through a shot that hit the man in the abdomen.

Faisant foresees blood, the policemen ont neutralized in the morning a menacing individual in position of a white weapon at the airport of #Roissy Charles de Gaulle. pic.twitter.com/KBtVKQVtbH

— Police prefecture (@prefpolice) August 10, 2022