Three gendarmes have been shot dead, and a fourth wounded, in central France, while responding to a domestic violence incident, the interior ministry has said. A search is underway for the suspect.
A 48-year-old man shot the officers on Tuesday night at an isolated hamlet near Saint-Just in the Puy-de-Dome region, after police tried to rescue a woman who had taken refuge in a house, according to news channel LCI.
The officers killed were aged 21, 37 and 45, the ministry said.
The mayor of Saint-Just, François Chautard, said the incident appeared to have started with a family dispute and that armed gendarme units were sent to the scene to evacuate nearby residents and secure the area.
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One officer was fatally shot and another injured before the suspect set fire to his house. The man later fired again as reinforcements arrived, killing two, the Clermont-Ferrand prosecutor’s office told AFP.
Firefighters attended to try to control the fire.
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