Two people opened fire on the facade of the Fort-de-France police station, causing no injuries, on the night of Friday to Saturday, September 14, a day after urban violence broke out in the same district, the Martinique prefecture reported. The lead impacts were visible on the entrance wall of the building, noted an Agence France-Presse correspondent. “The Fort-de-France police station was the target of two shootings with live ammunition committed by two hooded men travelling on motorcycles”The prefecture said in a press release. This violence was “strongly” condemned by the prefect of Martinique, Jean-Christophe Bouvier.
According to a police source, one person has been arrested in connection with this attack. “My colleagues are starting to get tired of this situation but they remain professional”“This is a very important step,” said Thierry Baucelin, secretary general of the national union Police Alliance, on local radio RCI.
For the second night in a row, “The dams were set on fire again” in the Sainte-Thérèse district, “by groups of individuals who threw stones at the police”the police said. Mobile gendarmes deployed at the scene responded by using tear gas.
Violence had already broken out in this district on the night of 2-3 September, during which police officers were slightly injured by live fire. These incidents occurred on the sidelines of a demonstration against the high cost of living in Martinique. Since 1 September, measures have been taken against mass distribution to demand that food prices be brought in line with those in France.
