A team of firefighters intervened, on the night of Friday, December 25 around 5 p.m., at the home of a couple in Carpentras in the Vaucluse. Originally, they were there to help a man who allegedly suffered a rib injury from a falling cabinet. Domestic violence has also been reported.
Once there, the situation escalates, explains France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côtes-d’Azur . The man, agitated, grabs a gun. The firefighters flee with the wife and son. At the same time, they manage to lock the father of the family in the apartment. However, the latter still manages to fire five to six shots in their direction.
#Carpentras | At the time when the victim was taken care of by the sappers-#firefighters of @sdis84, she grabbed a rifle to shoot them. A terrible drama avoided thanks to the reflexes of the rescuers who took cover. The #Raid neutralized the shooter. pic.twitter.com/CoR8cqzg3R
– Firefighters of France (@PompiersFR) December 25, 2020
The Raid de Marseille is called in for reinforcement and manages to control the madman. No one was hurt. The public prosecutor went there to support the firefighters.
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