A couple of managers of a reception hall in the Var was found dead on Saturday, probably killed "by firearm", according to the Draguignan public prosecutor, Patrice Cambrerou.

The victims were found by a caterer and his employee while a wedding was in preparation.

A couple of managers of a reception hall in the Var where a wedding was being prepared were found dead on Saturday, killed "a priori by firearm", we learned from the public prosecutor of Draguignan, Patrice Cambrerou .

The victims were found by a caterer and his employee in Tourves, near Brignoles, on Saturday, added the prosecutor.

Findings must last part of the night

The man, born in 1956 and his wife born in 1959, are "a priori dead by firearms".

Forensic examinations will have to confirm this, added the prosecutor.

"This is a very large property and the findings will certainly last part of the night," added Patrice Cambrerou.