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Protests and unrest erupted in the Paris region overnight after police shot dead a 17-year-old who failed to stop when ordered to by traffic police.

Video circulating on social media shows a police officer pointing a gun at the driver of a car, before a gunshot is heard. The car then crashes to a stop.

The teenager, named as Naël M, died of bullet wounds in the chest despite help from emergency services. The officer accused of shooting him has been detained on homicide charges.
 
The shooting triggered a series of protests on Tuesday night in Nanterre, the area just west of Paris where the teenager was killed. Some 31 people were arrested following the disorder.
Naël M is the second person this year in France to have been killed in a police shooting during a traffic stop. Last year, a record 13 people died in this way.