Fact check: Have fatal police shootings in 'Refus d'obtempérer' quintupled since 2017?

Paris - 10.07.2026: In the National Assembly, MP Éric Coquerel took up the claim that the number of people killed by police bullets in connection with 'Refus d'obtempérer' – the refusal to comply with a stop order – has quintupled since 2017. His warning came amid a debate about a legal presumption of lawful use of weapons, which critics see as a risk of more shootings in operations. The statement again sparked discussions about the statistical recording of police violence and the interpretation of operational rules.Publicly available investigations paint a ...