The minister announced this on his Twitter page.
"The madman (who committed the murder. -
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) was found dead," he wrote, adding that he was personally sent to the scene.
Earlier it was reported that three gendarmes were killed and another wounded in the French department of Puy-de-Dôme.
They were attacked by a 48-year-old man.
In connection with the incident, Darmanen expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the victims.