A madman entrenched at his home after injuring a person in Rieux

We do not yet know what prompted a man to shoot several people this Thursday morning in Rieux-Volvestre, a town in Haute-Garonne, south of Toulouse.

He wounded one with a firearm, before retreating to his home according to

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To try to bring the madman to his senses, two negotiators were sent there according to the gendarmerie.

The members of the GIGN, the elite intervention group of the gendarmerie, are present as well as 35 gendarmes from the Muret company who have sealed off access to the town.

Miscellaneous

Hautes-Alpes: A madman entrenched in his home shot dead by the GIGN

Miscellaneous

Toulouse: Three people arrested after exchanges of gunfire

• Gendarmerie

• Miscellaneous

• Toulouse

• GIGN

• Injured

• Fire

• Forced