Clashes broken out in France follow fatal police shooting in Paris suburb

Clashes have broken out between protesters and police in France following public outrage over the shooting death of a 17-year-old in the Paris suburb of Nanterre a traffic violation.

The teenager was driving a rental car in the western suburbs of Paris early Tuesday morning when police pulled him over for breaking several traffic laws, prosecutors said.

A video posted on social media shows two police officers trying to stop the car, one of them pointing his weapon through the window at the driver, when the young man seemingly tried to drive away. The car moved a short distance before crashing.

Emergency services tried to revive the teenager, but he died a short time later.

Local residents rallied in front of the police headquarters. Tensions flared later Tuesday between police and protesters who were met with tear gas and stun grenades from the French police, according to videos released on local media.