He was declared dead by the Smur doctor, called to the scene.

An 82-year-old man died this Monday morning around 10:30 am in Port-Saint-Père (Loire-Atlantique), after being injured by a firearm, reports the departmental fire and rescue service.

According to the gendarmerie, the gunman would be a 72-year-old man, a neighbor of the victim.

The suspect was arrested and taken into custody in the wake.

According to 

Presse Océan

, a neighborhood conflict had existed between the two men for several years.

The daily specifies that the suspect himself would have warned the gendarmes to surrender, immediately after having taken action using his rifle.

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