An ex-soldier shot Wednesday night near Toulouse a bullet in the head of a man who allegedly refused to give him a cigarette, before being arrested at his home by the GIGN, according to the Prosecutor’s Office of Toulouse.
The 45-year-old victim was hospitalized and was in critical condition Thursday morning. According to the prosecutor’s office and sources close to the investigation, the scene took place shortly after 20:00 on a bank of the Tarn, in Bessières, 30 km from Toulouse.
The gunman then took refuge in his house in the center of this village of 4,000 inhabitants.
Witnesses in a state of shock The shooter “was quickly located, a contact established a little before 04:00 in the morning and then he was arrested by the GIGN,” said to AFP the prosecutor of Toulouse, Samuel Vuelta-Simon.
According to La Dépêche, the 49-year-old man is known for his excessive alcohol consumption and escapades. He has already been in trouble with the law.
“An investigation is opened for attempted homicide,” said the public prosecutor. It was entrusted to the research brigade of Toulouse-Saint-Michel. The suspect must be heard in police custody.
The perimeter was cordoned off in the night from Wednesday to Thursday around the house. Around 06:40, gendarmes of the GIGN, from Paris and Toulouse, intervened and were able to arrest the former soldier, who lived alone with his dog.
On Thursday, witnesses were to be heard by investigators.
Four other people, witnesses of this scene were hospitalized in Toulouse Wednesday night. They were in a state of shock, reports the Dispatch.
