A non-commissioned officer of the research section of the gendarmerie of Amiens (Somme) committed suicide this Wednesday in the premises of the gendarmerie, confirms this Friday the prefecture of the Somme.
According to this source close to the investigation, the man, a warrant officer in his forties, committed suicide in the morning, with his service weapon.
He left no writing to explain his act, said this source.
According to information from France Bleu Picardie, the man was married and father of a family, without more details being communicated on his family situation.
The Somme prefecture specified that the man had committed suicide within the premises of the Amiens research section.
The Amiens prosecutor's office for its part confirmed the death, and added that an "investigation in search of the causes of death" was in progress.
She was entrusted to the research section of Lille.
A 62-year-old police officer from Amiens also ended his life in May 2021, with his service weapon at his home.
