France has been rocked by the worst riots in half a century, with thousands arrested, hundreds injured, thousands of fires and over 50,000 police deployed.

Chaos ensued in the country after police killed 17-year-old Nahel on Tuesday, June 27 at a traffic stop.

Footage shows the teen accelerating to get away from police at a traffic stop. Then, he is shot from point blank range by the officer, who has now been charged with manslaughter.

Now, rioters are looting car dealerships, burning down shopping malls, attacking police, firing guns into the air and destroying cities across France.

This includes going after targeted individuals, which recently happened to the family of a conservative mayor when he was away from home.

In the early hours of Sunday, July 2, the residence of Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun was raided and burned down. Jeanbrun is mayor of the Paris suburb of L’Hay-le-Roses.

Protesters drove a vehicle that crashed into the wall of the house. The wall fell and the car caught on fire.

Jeanbrun’s wife, Melanie Nowak, and their 5-and-7-year-old children were inside the house, asleep at the time of the incident.

At this time his family was viciously targeted, Jeanbrun was at the town hall of the municipality of L’Hay-le-Roses, coming up with a plan to deal with the protests.

These vicious rioters, French of North African origin, stormed the mayor’s home and began throwing fireworks at Jeanbrun’s wife and children.

Jeanbrun spoke out on social media. He said his family was the victim of attempted murder.

Jeanbrun said while trying to flee from the attackers, his wife and one of his children were injured. His wife remains hospitalized.

On Monday, July 3, the president of the Association of Mayors of France, David Linard, called for a protest in all city halls of the country.

Stéphane Hardouin, the local prosecutor, told the press he was starting an investigation into the attempted murder of the mayor and his family.

So far, no suspects have been arrested.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne condemned the attack on the Jeanbrun residence, calling it “unacceptable” and demanding harsh punishments for those responsible.

Jeanbrun implored French President Emmanuel Macron to declare a state of emergency, but he hasn’t done so yet.

Macron recently met with all mayors of France to talk about the violence and shut down most internet in the country, but the end of these riots is not in sight.