The inhabitants of the village of Lardin-Saint-Lazare (Dordogne), are called to remain confined to their homes this Sunday morning.
An armed man is on the run in the streets of this town of 1,800 inhabitants, located between PĂ©rigueux and Brive-la-Gaillarde.
A vast gendarmerie operation was launched to find his trace.
đź”´ #Urgent A gendarmerie operation in progress at Lardin Saint Lazare.
Local people are asked to stay at home.
- Prefect of the Dordogne (@ Prefet24) May 30, 2021
According to a press release from the prefecture, 150 soldiers are deployed (including 60 from the Dordogne gendarmerie group) and two helicopters have been called in as reinforcements to find this individual, armed and dangerous.
The GIGN of Toulouse is in intervention on the spot and the GIGN of Satory (Yvelines) is on the way, specified the gendarmerie.
The gendarmes called for family violence
The gendarmes were called in the middle of the night from Saturday to Sunday, for family violence.
According to BFM TV, the ex-partner of a woman would have sought to attack the new companion of this one.
On the arrival of the gendarmes, the violent man allegedly fired in the direction of the soldiers, before fleeing.
This armed man is "dangerous" indicates the prefecture.
It would be a former soldier, specifies the prefect of the Dordogne Frédéric Périssat.
A security perimeter was established, and several roads were cut.
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