The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, went to Ambert, in Puy-de-Dôme, after the homicide of three gendarmes, which occurred during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
A heavily armed man opened fire on the gendarmes, who intervened after being alerted to domestic violence.
Arno Mavel, 21-year-old brigadier, Cyrille Morel, 45-year-old lieutenant and Rémi Dupuis, 37-year-old adjutant, were fatally shot.
The Minister of the Interior insisted on the "daily work" of the police, to whom we owe "respect and recognition", before adding that this homicide "is one of the most tragic events of the world. history ”of the national gendarmerie.