A tragedy shook the town of Toulenne (Gironde), Thursday April 25, 2024. A 55-year-old man who was at his mother’s house was killed by a neighbor, according to information from South West confirmed by the Figaro . The first elements of the investigation revealed “a latent neighborhood conflict for several years” between the victim and the perpetrator of the shooting, said the prosecutor.
Witnesses reported to the local daily that they heard several detonations ring out. Hit by at least two pellets, the victim, very popular in the village after Le Figaro Bordeaux , could not be resuscitated despite the intervention of local residents and emergency services. The man was the “oldest municipal employee in Toulenne, hired at the age of 16, right-hand man of the technical manager”confided to France Blue Gironde Christian Daire, the mayor of Toulenne.
The suspect taken into custody
The alleged perpetrator of this crime, a solitary 59-year-old neighbor, himself surrendered to the police, claiming to have “finished his work”. “He asked the operator for ten minutes before leaving his home, without a weapon”, according to the public prosecutor of Bordeaux. The police found a rifle at his home as well as papers for the care of his dog. The suspect was taken into custody.
Tensions between the victim’s family, notably his 80-year-old mother, and the suspect had been palpable for years. Disputes related to barking dogs and fence issues have been raised by neighborhood residents. In addition, on Monday April 22, 2024, the alleged perpetrator filed a complaint against the municipal employee for acts of physical violence without ITT. A psychological unit has been set up.
