A 55-year-old man suspected of the murder, with still unexplained motive, of a forty-something who was shot dead this weekend in front of his home in Barsac (Gironde), was indicted on Monday, September 21 in Bordeaux and placed in pre-trial detention, AFP learned from the prosecution.
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On the night of Friday to Saturday, the victim, a 45-year-old man, and his wife were awakened shortly after 2:00 a.m. by the comings and goings of a 4X4 near their house.
Intrigued by the sound of the engine, the forty-something went out to see what was happening, stepping over his bedroom window, a gun in his hand.
According to the testimony of the wife, who witnessed the scene from her bed, the victim was blocked against a wall by the vehicle, reported the prosecution.
From his vehicle, windows down, the driver fired three shots in the direction of the victim "
two of which would prove fatal
", before fleeing, told AFP the Bordeaux prosecutor's office.
The 50-year-old wife of the victim alerted the police and the police, but her husband was declared dead on the spot.
The woman, in a state of shock, was the subject of psychological care.
On the morning of Saturday, while the investigation by the gendarmes of the Langon research brigade began, a man presented himself around 8:30 am to the Podensac gendarmerie, 6 km from the scene of the homicide, added the prosecution.
Immediately placed in police custody, however, he denied being the author of the homicide throughout his hearings.
According to the gendarmerie, the man is 55 years old.
Suspected of being "
the alleged perpetrator
", he was referred Monday morning before an investigating judge in Bordeaux who ordered his indictment for "
murder
".
The motives for the homicide remained unexplained on Monday.
The man was an acquaintance of the victim, even though they had apparently not dated for several years, said a source close to the investigation on Sunday.
