"He Wanted to Kill the Policeman": The Story of a Risky Intervention by the Research Brigade at Point E

A police intervention in Point E, Dakar, escalated on April 9, 2026, when an officer was seriously injured by a suspect armed with a knife. The police surprised three individuals consuming cannabis and attempted to apprehend them. During the arrest, one suspect attacked an officer on the ground, inflicting several knife wounds. The officer was urgently evacuated to Gaspard Camara health center, while the suspect was taken into custody.