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Three French donors died in domestic violence in central France – Photo: AFP
Gendarmerie of the French Armed Forces. They are soldiers, different from the French national police. Donors generally also perform civilian police functions in rural areas.
According to the Clermont-Ferrand prosecutor’s office, the incident occurred on the night of December 22 in an isolated village near the commune of Saint-Just, Puy-de-Dôme province, in central France.
Receiving a report of a midnight violence, two gendarmerie arrived at the scene. As they approached the house where a woman was hiding, a man shot at two gendarmerie. One of the two died, the other was injured in the thigh and was taken to the emergency room by the firefighters of Ambert Hospital.
The 48-year-old killer then set the house on fire. Two other gendarmerie who arrived for reinforcements were beaten by him and did not survive, according to the newspaper. The parisian.
The woman was rescued safely, authorities said. At least seven members of the French National Task Force (GIGN) were present at the scene with firefighters trying to control the fire that was burning the house.
The perpetrators of the fatal shootings are believed to be infamous for their custody-related behavior.
Saint-Just Mayor Francois Chautard said the house was completely burned down and the GIGN is investigating whether the perpetrator was in the rubble of the house or escaped.
The GIGN belongs to the national army and is also part of the French armed forces. The GIGN is considered one of the most elite counterterrorism task forces in the world.
The GIGN is equipped with modern weapons, tasked with preventing and destroying terrorists, rescuing hostages, riot control and a number of high-risk combat missions.
