Suspect discovered lifeless after three French police killed responding to home dispute

Issued on: 23/12/2020 – 07:53Modified: 23/12/2020 – 07:58

Gérald Darmanin stated on Twitter Wednesday {that a} man believed to be the suspect within the home violence assault was “found lifeless” after police launched a search operation. Darmanin confirmed he was heading to the scene close to Saint-Simply, a village south of the town of Clermont-Ferrand.

The cops have been shot lifeless when a person opened hearth on them once they arrived at a home in a distant village in response to a name about home violence towards a lady, police stated. A fourth officer was wounded within the incident. The three officers killed have been aged 21, 37 and 45 years outdated, in keeping with a press release by the French Inside Ministry.

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his solidarity with the deceased cops saying in a publish on Twitter, “They’re our heroes.”

The incident occurred when police approached the home shortly after midnight and have been focused by gunfire.

The gunman initially shot and killed one officer and wounded one other, earlier than setting hearth to the home.

Two additional officers, responding to the scene, have been then fired on and killed, in keeping with the Clermont-Ferrand prosecutor’s workplace.

Officers stated the girl had been safely rescued, and that at the least seven elite tactical cops remained on web site.

“The best precautions are being taken with regard to the dangerousness of the person,” a supply near the investigation instructed AFP.

The gunman is alleged to be recognized to authorities for fees regarding baby custody points.

Firefighters have been additionally on web site making an attempt to regulate the blaze.

France’s Inside Ministry reported 146 ladies killed by their companions final 12 months, which prompted a nationwide marketing campaign towards home violence.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP and REUTERS)