3 French police killed in shooting, suspect found dead
A man suspected of killing three police officers responding to a domestic violence incident in central France has been "discovered dead," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced Wednesday.
In a Twitter post, Darmanin did not give further details of how the 48-year-old man died, but said he was heading to the scene near Saint-Just, a village south of the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
Three police officers were shot dead and another wounded in central France on Wednesday after being called out to a domestic disturbance, sources in the prosecutor's office said.
A manhunt was underway for the suspect, a 48-year-old man who fled the scene.
The officers were shot as they attempted to rescue a woman in a house in an isolated hamlet near the village of Saint-Just.
Police had approached the house shortly after midnight and were targeted by gunfire.
The man initially shot and killed one officer and wounded another, before setting fire to the house.
Two further officers, responding to the scene, were then fired on and killed, according to the prosecutor's office in Clermont-Ferrand.
The woman was safely rescued, and was being questioned by police.
Police reinforcements were rushed to the scene, and all roads leading to the house were blocked off.
Firefighters are also at the site attempting to control the blaze.
The gunman is said to be known to authorities for charges relating to child custody issues.
"The greatest precautions are being taken with regard to the dangerousness of the individual," a source close to the investigation told AFP.
The local prefecture said police had approached the house to deal with a "domestic violence" situation.
Aside from terror attacks, shootings of police officers in France are relatively rare.
Last May, a man fired at police from his house in the Gironde region of southwest France, wounding one officer. As he was about to fire again, he was shot dead by police.
(Source: AFP)
‘Arab Nelson Mandela’ released after 40 years in France
Israeli fans clash with French supporters at Paris football match
Protests held in Paris against pro-Israel gala organized by far-right figures
US vetoing of Gaza ceasefire resolution ‘disgraceful’: Iran’s UN envoy
VIDEO | IAEA adopts anti-Iran resolution tabled by E3
VIDEO | Iran's president urges Pope to help end Israel's onslaught in Gaza
Iran's senior legal official: ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu ‘great victory'
Nov. 21: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation
VIDEO | Israeli forces storm West Bank’s Jenin again, target civilians
Iran activates advanced centrifuges after IAEA's 'unjust' resolution
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
