On January 4 in the vicinity of Génolhac in the Gard, a person killed in cold blood using his hunting rifle a pet before fleeing.
The dog’s owner hears two detonations before observing the drama, namely two bullet holes, one of which is on the head.
The perpetrator fled. The alert was launched via the operational center of the gendarmerie.
An individual was quickly arrested by the soldiers of the surveillance and intervention platoon of the Alès gendarmerie and the community of Salindres brigades.
The soldiers of the Génolhac brigade, supported by investigators from the Alès research brigade, will carry out the investigations.
The respondent first denies the facts before acknowledging his responsibility after 45 hours in police custody.
The search carried out at his home allowed the discovery of 9 undeclared weapons and 1,500 ammunition of various calibers, of course everything was seized.
The individual placed under judicial supervision with obligations of care as well as the prohibition of carrying and possession of weapons will have to answer for his acts in front of the justice in June 2022.
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