After killing three people, the shooter himself died. “The most likely hypothesis” is that the assailant “turned the weapon on himself after shooting,” said the Moulins prosecutor.
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An individual opened fire on the sidelines of a birthday party on Saturday, July 13, in Espinasse-Vozelle in a small village in Allier, announced the prefect of the department. Four people died in the shooting, including the shooter. Four other people are in relative emergency, without their vital prognosis being engaged, specified the prosecutor of Cusset, Eric Neveu.
A family party was being held in the village to mark the twentieth birthday of a young man. Around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, a neighbor, who was not attending the family party, showed up on a path that connects his home to the house where the party was being held before opening fire, said Moulins prosecutor Jérôme Piques. The young man whose birthday was being celebrated, as well as his father and a guest, were killed.
“The most likely hypothesis” is that the assailant has “turned the gun on himself after shooting”said Jerome Piques, assuring that no exchange of gunfire took place. The shooter is “a priori” unknown to the police and justice services, added the prosecutor. According to the prefecture, which confirmed the toll of four dead and four injured, “There are also around fifteen people involved, witnesses to the events, who are receiving psychological support”.
