A 61-year-old reservist police officer killed himself for an undetermined reason on Tuesday January 4 in the premises of the Besançon police station, presumably using his service weapon, AFP learned from a police source.
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This retired bisontin police officer, who was on duty at the police station, was discovered dead in the premises of the police station by colleagues in the early afternoon.
"
He would have ended his life with his service weapon
," the Departmental Director of Public Security of Doubs, Yves Cellier, told AFP.
Married and father of two daughters
“
The local police community is in shock,
” he added, adding that a psychological support unit had been set up “
for all those who wish
”. An investigation for "
search for the causes of death
" has been opened. The investigations were entrusted to the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) to "
determine the terms and reasons for taking action
", according to Yves Cellier.
The 61-year-old man, married with two daughters, had completed his career as a police major and brigade commander.
He had joined the 36 reservist police officers from the Besançon police station quickly after his retirement in 2016. No police officer or reservist police had killed themselves on the premises of the Besançon police station before.
