Ain. Dover: a maniac killed by the GIGN would have killed several members of his family – Le Progrès

The 22-year-old man was holed up in a house located in the town of Douvres, near Ambérieu-en-Bugey. He had been holding several members of his family hostage since the day before, Tuesday, July 19. The gendarmes had been there since 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The young man allegedly killed several members of his family: his father, who was at the head of a building company in Ain, his mother-in-law, originally from Gironde , his 17-year-old sister, his 15-year-old half-brother and his 5-year-old half-sister. The young man was shot dead by the GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) in the middle of the day.
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Manage my choices I accept I accept all cookies Drone, hostage takingAt the Douvres bar, Town Hall Square, the phone rings non-stop. Tania took over the establishment in March. “People call to find out what’s going on but we don’t know. The gendarmes just told me not to open for my safety, ”says the boss. A lady who had not heard from her daughter since Tuesday evening also called. Among the customers, some mention the presence of a drone, gunshots around 9 a.m. is radio silence. Before noon, a gendarmerie reinforcement was requested. The GIGN was already there. In the village, there was talk of a hostage-taking. In the afternoon, the gendarmerie patrolled the village to investigate. At 4:30 p.m., there were still many gendarmes at the scene of the tragedy.