A 62-year-old man opened fire without causing a victim on Tuesday, December 14 in the sensitive district of Val Fourré in Mantes-la-Jolie (Yvelines) before committing suicide, the police said on Wednesday December 15 to the AFP.
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Several videos circulating on social networks show the man, equipped with a rifle and a handgun, shooting in the air while walking in the Val Fourré district before turning the weapon against him.
Asked, the Versailles prosecutor's office did not respond immediately.
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A huge thank you to the national police, the municipal police and the firefighters who were very responsive.
Fortunately, the man did not make any victims,
”reacted on Twitter the mayor of Mantes-la-Jolie, Raphaël Cognet.