A police officer from the Strasbourg police station killed himself on Sunday with his service weapon at his home, we learned from a union source.
He was assigned to the Specialized Field Brigade (BST), according to the same source.
According to the Actu17 site, which revealed the information, this policeman was in his forties.
Married to a policewoman, he was the father of two children, according to France 3 Grand Est.
An online kitty was opened, in particular for the purchase of a "plaque in tribute" to the police officer.
Last July, the Strasbourg police station had already been bereaved by the suicide of a 26-year-old peacekeeper, recalls Actu17.