A hunter died on Sunday afternoon of a gunshot wound to the chest, during a hunt in Licques (Pas-de-Calais), and the investigation will have to determine in particular whether it is a accident or suicide, we learned from the Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor's office.
The 59-year-old hunter was found around 3:30 p.m. with a “
gunshot wound to the heart
,” deputy prosecutor Philippe Sabatier told AFP, confirming information from
La Voix du Nord
.
“
An investigation is opened in search of the causes of death
” and entrusted to the gendarmerie, he said.
“
The tracks of the hunting accident and the suicide are both considered
”, the first elements collected not allowing to favor one at this stage, he specified.