He died of stab wounds and gunfire.
A man aged around forty was killed in Tomblaine (Meurthe-et-Moselle), we learned on Tuesday from a police source, confirming information from the Est Républicain.
The events took place around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, near the swimming pool parking lot in this town near Nancy, this source confirmed.
The victim was reportedly hit by two shots, in the neck and abdomen, and injured with a stab, according to L'Est Républicain.
The man, believed to be 45 years old, then died on the spot, despite the intervention of emergency services.
He lived in the town and was known to the police, indicates France Bleu Sud Lorraine.
A “peaceful” place
A suspect is on the run, the police source confirmed.
According to the local newspaper, it was a man in his twenties.
The investigation was handed over to the federal police.
When requested, the Nancy public prosecutor's office did not respond immediately.
Questioned by France Bleu, the mayor of the neighboring town of Saint-Max for his part said he was “surprised by this news item in a place which is peaceful and frequented by the inhabitants of the city for walking there”.