A man shoots his neighbor in the head and takes refuge in his home

A resident of Bessières, in Haute-Garonne, was hospitalized in a desperate state after being shot in the head.

The tragedy occurred around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening and the suspect is a neighbor of the victim, "a 49-year-old former soldier" told a judicial source at

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After the facts, the man withdrew.

The siege of his home by a large deployment of gendarmes required the closure of the center of the town, located about thirty kilometers northwest of Toulouse

The outcome only came around 7 a.m. this Thursday morning with the "smooth" arrest of the madman by the GIGN, indicates Cédric Maurel, the mayor of Bessières, in a Facebook post.

The city councilor, who indicates that traffic has returned to normal and that schools are open, has set up a psychological cell to help shocked residents.

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