A soldier from the 4th Fighter Regiment based in Gap, Hautes-Alpes, committed suicide in his barracks with his service weapon on Sunday, military sources said Tuesday.
This 29-year-old experienced brigadier-at-head committed suicide at Headquarters Guillaume à Gap with this handgun "while he was going to reinstate his armament following a mission carried out within the framework of the Operation Sentinel, "said his regiment in a statement, confirming information from Dauphine Libere . "At the time of the reinstatement, he moved away from his group to isolate himself and killed himself," says the text.
The brigadier leader's body was discovered by another soldier who alerted his group. "The hunters who attended this event were immediately taken in charge by the SMUR and the doctors of the medical unit to accompany them," the regiment emphasizes.
An open judicial inquiry
The 4th Chasseurs Regiment is the armored cavalry regiment of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade, stationed in Varces in the Isère. The regiment regularly participates in Operation Sentinel and is also requested for external operations, as part of Operation Barkhane, in sub-Saharan Africa, launched in 2014.
A judicial investigation was opened by the prosecutor's office of Gap and entrusted to the gendarmerie in the context of a death by firearm.