France shooting: Cop charged over teen’s shooting death following another night of unrest
The policeman who shot dead 17-year-old Nahel M during a traffic stop near Paris on Tuesday has been charged with homicide and is now in custody.
Nahel M was shot at point-blank range as he drove off and crashed soon afterwards. There has been mass protesting across the country in response to the teens killing.
The country has deployed more than 40,000 police officers to quell the unrest. The third night of protests saw 667 arrested, according to French officials.
In Paris, shops were ransacked and cars set on fire despite there being a heavy police presence.
Paris and the wider region also cancelled bus and tram services at 21:00 and brought in curfews for some areas.
In the town of Nanterre, where the teenager was killed, there was violence later in the evening, that followed a largely peaceful march calling for justice.