A 20-year-old soldier died after being hit on Wednesday by an accidental shot at the palace of the military governor of Metz, the Ministry of the Armed Forces announced on Thursday . The first-class gunner "was preparing to go on patrol when he was seriously injured in the head by an accidental shot," according to a statement released by the department.
Evacuated to Nancy hospital, he died there from his injuries. The judicial police were seized and the alleged perpetrator, another soldier in his twenties, was placed in police custody Wednesday evening, according to a source close to the investigation. "The track of an accident probably due to an error in the handling of a weapon is privileged," she said.
Reservist in the 40th artillery regiment in Suippes (Marne), the young man was "engaged with his group for the protection of the palace of the military governor of Metz since June 18, 2020", specifies the ministry, paying homage to his "great qualities human and intellectual ”. "He died in the accomplishment of his mission," concludes the press release.
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