A man died by firearm Friday in the grounds of the Court of Appeal of Nîmes. According to reports from Europe 1, he killed himself with a hunting rifle.

A man died Friday morning by firearm in the hall of the Court of Appeal of Nîmes, said the prosecutor. The court and the judicial tribunal are being evacuated, noted an AFP correspondent. A detonation was heard by several witnesses.

According to the first elements of the investigation of which Europe 1 was able to learn, it is a suicide with the shotgun. The shooter would have killed himself. The causes and circumstances of his act are still unknown.