A man was killed and another wounded by gunshot early this Saturday morning in Seclin, near Lille, and a man was taken into custody, we learned from firefighters and police.

The man in custody, arrested "without difficulty" shortly after the facts, is "a priori" the father of the former girlfriend of the deceased man, according to the Departmental Directorate of Public Security (DDSP) of North.

The young girl and her father had lodged complaints for domestic violence and degradation, one continued at the DDSP, while stressing that the circumstances of the tragedy remained "nebulous" and that the weapon used had not been found.

One bullet in the chest, one in the back

The firefighters were initially called for an accident involving a motorcycle, in this town located south of the Lille metropolis.

“We left for a traffic accident at the base but we realized that a person in cardiopulmonary arrest was presenting impacts.

She was declared dead on the spot, ”reported the firefighters of the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis) of the North.

A second man, injured and "in serious condition", was evacuated to the Lille University Hospital, they added.

The police were called around 5:27 am by the fire department.

"The injuries (observed) led us to open an investigation", summarized the communication unit of the DDSP.

"The firefighters saw a bullet in the thorax of the driver" of the motorcycle, while "the passenger had a bullet in the back," was added to the DDSP.

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