UA man burst into a Maison de la Presse in Molay-Littry (Calvados) around 8 a.m. and shot a client on Friday. He then locked himself in a nearby real estate agency, according to France Bleu Normandie. Forty-five gendarmes are on site, and members of the GIGN joined their counterparts in the morning. Around 2:30 p.m., “after trying to get in touch with the entrenched individual, the GIGN carried out a reconnaissance in the building, where the lifeless body of the alleged perpetrator was discovered”, announces the prefecture of Calvados. A sound of detonation had been heard an hour before. A first was heard at 10:30 a.m..
⚠️#LeMolayLitty [Fin d’intervention des forces de l’ordre.]
— Prefect of Calvados (@Prefect14) September 2, 2022
After attempting to contact the entrenched individual, the GIGN carried out a reconnaissance in the building where the lifeless body of the alleged perpetrator was discovered. pic.twitter.com/KZa71Q2PRS
Reduced security perimeter
“The premises are now secure and the security perimeter will be reduced to the sole investigation area. The prefect of #Calvados thanks all the actors mobilized on this event, in particular the police, the emergency services and the town hall of Molay-Littry, ”said the prefecture.
As a precaution, a school and a college located one kilometer from the facts had been confined. “Students remain locked in the classrooms with their teachers. Nobody enters or leaves, as long as the prefecture has not given its agreement”, had entrusted the local academic director to West France.
The victim of the maniac was transported to the hospital, his life is not in danger.