Man sets house on fire, kills three police officers

A gunman in France has shot dead three police officers who were called to a domestic violence incident, officials said.

In a shocking incident, a gunman allegedly killed one police officer and wounded another. He also set the house ablaze and then killed two more officers who arrived at the spot.

The incident has been reported in France, where a woman had fled to the roof of a house in the remote village of Saint-Just early on Wednesday when the man tried to kill her.

However, she was rescued, the BBC reported. Police are still trying to locate the suspect (48), who is said to be known to authorities on child custody issues.

According to the mayor of Saint-Just, Francois Chautard told Le Figaro that the gunman had burned the house completely. However, officers were trying to find whether the suspect was still inside the house or he had fled from the spot.

Later, a police source told BFMTV that it was believed the gunman escaped, the BBC reported.

Elite tactical police officers and firefighters remain at the scene in the village in the Puy-de-Dome department, in France's Massif Central mountain region.

Also Read: 17-year-old boy kills his friend after he sexually assaulted his mother

The officers who have been killed in the incident are- Brig Arno Mavel, 21, while the two other officers who died in the second incident identified as Lt Cyrille Morel, 45, and Adjutant Remi Dupuis, 37, the Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told.

The minister also extended his condolences to the family, friends
and colleagues of the deceased officers.

Darmanin further said that the deaths of officers showed the risks involved in the life of police officers.

While the other officer, who was shot in the leg is out of danger now.

Also Read: Man eats pizza after killing her fiancee ‘by mistake’