A shooting accident occurred Thursday, around 11 p.m., during the celebrations of the national holiday in Maine-et-Loire. A third person was injured and hospitalized, according to the public prosecutor of Angers.
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A seven-year-old boy and his 24-year-old sister were killed in a “shooting incident” occurred during a fireworks display, Thursday July 14, in Cholet (Maine-et-Loire), announced the prosecutor of the Republic of Angers, Eric Bouillard. An injured person was also hospitalized, in an unspecified condition.
The brother and sister were watching the fireworks with other family members and were “about fifty meters from the launch pad” during the accident, which occurred shortly after 11 p.m. “on stabilized ground near the Cholet stadium”. “At this stage, no other injuries have been reported”added the magistrate, who went there.
The mayor of Cholet, Gilles Bourdouleix, explains for his part that a “Rocket exploded in the middle of the people”, but stay cautious about the course of events, reports France Bleu. The elected official specifies that the municipality is working “For years” with the artificer in charge of the fireworks. “A society that is used to fireworks, a serious society”, he adds.
For now, “it’s much too early” to say more about the circumstances of the accident, according to the prosecutor. A investigation was opened for manslaughter and entrusted to the Departmental Security of Maine-et-Loire and to the police station of Cholet. She must determine the precise circumstances of the accident.