A man was arrested and "
placed in police custody
", and "
a flagrant investigation for attempted murder
" was opened after shootings at the Basse-Terre hospital center, prosecutor Xavier Sicotle told AFP. of the Republic of the capital of Guadeloupe.
The shootings took place "
following an altercation between two people from outside the establishment within the outpatient department
", the hospital said in a press release, indicating that "
the intervention of the police was immediate
" and that "
the CHBT has no casualties
".
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“
Several shots were fired by the respondent
”, also communicated on its Facebook page the territorial direction of the national police of Guadeloupe, specifying that the shooter who was “
accompanied by a young child, fled after the violence committed
" and that he is "
known to the police
".
A psychological support unit was set up by the hospital, but also by the public prosecutor's office, for the staff of the establishment and the patients who could be nearby.
During a seminar on the prevention of delinquency which took place on November 22, the authorities noted since January 1 more than 100 intentional homicide attempts in Guadeloupe and more than 300 armed robberies.