A 90-year-old man shot a psychologist with whom he had an appointment in Canéjan, near Bordeaux, seriously injuring her, we learned on Thursday from the Gironde gendarmerie.
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The man, who will be 91 in November, was quickly arrested at the scene and taken into police custody.
He must be examined by a doctor who will have to determine if his mental state is compatible with hearings.
For reasons still unknown, the nonagenarian drew his pistol and shot this 43-year-old professional, who received him at the communal social action center of Canéjan, a town bordering the vineyards in the Bordeaux agglomeration.
Urgently transported to Bordeaux University Hospital, the victim's vital prognosis was not engaged by mid-afternoon, said the gendarmerie.
According to the Sud-Ouest newspaper, the woman was seriously injured in the shoulder.
A few weeks ago, at the end of August, a septuagenarian was arrested, suspected of having killed with a rifle shot in Annecy (Haute-Savoie) a psychologist who was preparing to report against him suspicions of sexual abuse on a minor.