Chaos on Friday morning in central Athens, when A car crashed into a motorcycle belonging to the DI.AS. team.
The incident occurred in intersection of Marnis and Aristotelous streets. According to initial reports, a foreign national was found driving a stolen car., refused to comply with a police signal to stop and struck a motorcycle belonging to the DI.AS. team with force. Then, one of the police officers drew his weapon and fired at the foreign national.
Initial reports indicate that the foreign national has suffered injuries to his lower limbs, while emergency services are rushing to the scene. ambulance and strong police forces.
The description is shocking. eyewitness at avgi.gr about how a chase and shooting took place in the heart of Athens early in the morning.
According to what the eyewitness told avgi.gr:
«I heard gunshots and shouting and went out onto the balcony to see what was happening. A white car was attempting to evade a police checkpoint., in Marni at opposite direction, towards the Polytechnic.
Due to traffic congestion at that time of day, he couldn't drive fast and a policeman with his gun in his hand was running behind the car and ran up to the driver, shouting for him to stop.
The white car didn't stop and was being shot at by the police officer. The driver attempted to flee, turning in the opposite direction to Aristotelous, at the corner of the Ministry of Health, where he was shot repeatedly by the police officer standing next to him, almost in contact. The driver stopped, injured.
The rest of the team arrived and they pulled him out of the car covered in blood. He was almost unconscious, with blood on his left leg. Probably to avoid the bullets, he ducked down in the passenger seat and his left side took some of the shots. A little later, I saw him moving, lying down with his hands tied behind his back on the sidewalk.
The eyewitness stated that he is shocked and that it was very harsh images which he saw unfolding before his eyes.
«I am shocked. with the image of the police officer, to shoot a person at point-blank range who was trying to escape. Unless he knew he was armed and his life was in danger.. Also, I don't know what happened before I heard the shots. and the voices, which made me go out and watch this police operation. I admit that it was a very harsh sight.».
According to avgi.gr, The white car driven by the foreigner is a Peugeot 208, and as it was determined, it had been stolen from the area of Vari.
