Fireworks thrown at police in Paris after officer fatally shoots teenager

Violence has erupted in a Paris suburb over the last two days after a 17-year-old delivery driver died after being shot by a police officer on Tuesday, 27 June.

Fireworks were thrown at police and barricades and cars have been set on fire on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Footage circulating on social media of the incident shows two policemen by the window of a yellow car and the sound of a gunshot before the vehicle drives off on Tuesday.

The officer has been detained on suspicion of manslaughter, the prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre said.