Salé: Policeman Forced to Use Service Weapon against 2 Individuals amid Endangerment

A police officer working in the security district of Salé was forced Saturday at dawn, to use his weapon service, during a security intervention to apprehend two convicts who have endangered the safety and property of citizens and seriously attacked the police with a knife and a dog of an aggressive breed, said a security source.

A police patrol had challenged the two suspects, along with a third person, in flagrante delicto possession of weapons, said the same source, adding that the accused have put up strong resistance to police officers using swords and inciting a dog of an aggressive breed to attack, which forced the police brigadier to use his weapon to fire two bullets of warning, in addition to a third that hit the canine.

The use of the service weapon has neutralized the danger from the suspects, two of whom were arrested, said the same source, also reporting the seizure of weapons used in the attack.

The two suspects arrested have been subjected to the judicial investigation conducted under the supervision of the prosecutor’s office, to clarify the circumstances of this case, while research continues to arrest the third individual suspected of being involved in these criminal acts, we conclude.