The unrest started after French police shot a 17-year-old driver who refused to stop for a traffic check in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
Emergency services attended the scene but Nahel, the driver, died shortly afterwards.
A video was released on social media shortly after through AFP news agency, showing two police officers trying to stop the vehicle and one pointing his weapon at the driver.
Riots took place for a second night across Paris and heavily in the suburb of Nanterre where Nahel was from.
At least 150 people have been arrested so far after setting cars alight, throwing fireworks at police and ransacking shops.