Tear gas was used to disperse a riot in Thessaloniki, Greece, that erupted in response to the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Roma boy following a car chase.

Footage from November 15 shows riot police attempting to disperse the protest organised by far-left groups.

A police officer has been charged with the intentional homicide of the 17-year-old.

The shooting happened after officers chased a car containing four Roma youths that refused to stop for a police check. The vehicle was stopped in the city of Thebes and the 17-year-old driver was fatally shot by an officer.

Riots broke out Wednesday night (15.11) in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, over the fatal shooting of a Roma youth during a weekend altercation with police following a car chase. Footage shows Greek police firing tear gas during clashes with youths after a protest march organized by far-left groups.

The 17-year-old's death on Sunday sparked unrest in many areas of Greece with Roma protesters setting fire to garbage bins and tires, and blocking highways near the capital city of Athens.

A police officer has been charged with the intentional homicide of the 17-year-old. Police said the shooting occurred after a lengthy, high-speed car chase when a vehicle with four Roma youths refused to stop for a police check and sped away. When the car finally came to a stop near the city of Thebes, northwest of Athens, the 17-year-old driver was fatally shot under unclear circumstances by an officer who arrived on the spot.

Roma protesters and human rights groups accuse Greek police of using excessive, and sometimes fatal, violence against members of the country’s Roma minority.