Ram raiders set fire to a car and drove it into the home of a French mayor in an "attempt to kill his family" on the fifth night of riots across the country.
The French capital has been rocked by violence ever since police gunned down a 17-year-old boy and it since spread to other cities.
Nahel Merzouk was shot by an officer during a traffic stop on Tuesday in the suburb of Nanterre - with the horrific incident caught on video.