National flag of France with a statue of Justice. The first protests began the night of the shooting, and unrest spread to surrounding areas in the following days. Protesters and police have violently clashed at many of these events. Photo: sergign/AdobeStock

On the morning of June 27, French police fatally shot an unarmed 17-year-old – identified by his family only as Nahel M. – at close range during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Initial reports claimed the teenager plowed into police officers with the yellow Mercedes he was driving, but footage emerged online soon after that seemed to contradict the official story. This led many to take to the streets in protest of police violence.

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