Shooting in northern France injures one: media

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A man opened fire at an official at Dreux city hall in northern France before killing himself, local media reported on Friday.
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Shooting in northern France injures one: media
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Police officers stand outside the city hall in Dreux on January 3, 2020 where the local Directeur general des services (DGS) was shot earlier with a hunting rifle by a man who then killed himself. Local prosecutor said the DGS has been wounded in a leg and added that the case is a private matter.

A man opened fire at an official at Dreux city hall in northern France before killing himself, local media reported on Friday.

Citing the prosecutor Remi Coutin, BFMTV news channel reported a man armed with a hunting rifle entered the city hall at around 10 local time (0900 GMT) and wounded services director in the leg. He then killed himself.

The incident would be the result of a private matter, it added. 


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