Kenitra Police Officer Fires Warning Shot to Subdue Armed Suspect, One Agent Injured

A police patrol intervened to apprehend the 31-year-old suspect who was causing trouble on the public highway under the influence of drugs, according to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) in a press release.

During the intervention, the accused violently resisted the police elements with a large bladed weapon, slightly injuring one of them, the same source adds, stating that the police sergeant had to use his service weapon by firing a warning shot. Result: the danger was neutralized, the suspect apprehended and the bladed weapon seized.

Pending the determination of all the criminal acts attributed to him, the accused was taken into custody.