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{{Infobox event
| image =
| caption = Excerpt from the original video of the shooting as posted on social media, showing policemen ordering Merzouk to shut off the ignition, and then firing into Nahel's car. The car horn is heard as Nahel's head hits the steering wheel.
| date = 27 June 2023
| Location = [[Nanterre]], France
| coordinates = {{Coord|48.8985|N|2.2213|E|display=inline,title}}
| type = killing of an adolescent by the police
| outcome = mass protest
| reported deaths = Nahel Merzouk  
}}

The '''Killing of Nahel Merzouk''' was the shooting by a policeman of a 17 year old [[youth]] in a [[Paris]]ian outskirt  that led to [[protest]]. When police wanted to check his [[car]], he was shoot [[Death|dead]] at close range on a public highway. The police lied and claimed self-defense. 

What shocked the country was a video captured by a passer-by that was posted on [[Social network service|social media]] after the big media houses reported only the first police version of the incident. The video showed the policemen had lied. Protests erupted across [[France]]. The President said the incident was inexcusable and unforgivable and the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] observed a minute for silence of Nahel.

The protests lasted more than seven days. The incident caused discussions about [[racism]] and police violence.

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[[Category:2023 in France]]
[[Category:Police misconduct]]
[[Category:June 2023 events]]