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Manhunt underway in France after shooting at Police : Prefect

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 30 May 2021, 04:53 am Print

Manhunt underway in France after shooting at Police : Prefect France Shooting

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Moscow/Sputnik: A gendarmerie operation is underway in the town of Lardin-Saint-Lazare in the southwest of France after a man who shot at the police escaped, the prefect of the Dordogne region is warning locals to stay indoors.

"#Urgent A gendarmerie operation underway at Lardin Saint Lazare. Local residents are asked to stay at home," the prefect tweeted on Sunday morning.

The police were called to resolve a family dispute on Saturday night when a woman's ex-partner came to her home with a gun and attacked her new partner.

The woman's ex-partner, who is a former military, then shot at the police, damaging two vehicles before running away.