INFO OUEST-FRANCE. On the evening of Thursday, September 19, a woman, seriously injured by a gunshot, died at the hospital in Fontenay-le-Comte (Vendée). The two men who accompanied her were taken into custody. An investigation has been opened for voluntary homicide.
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The victim, aged around forty, died in the hospital. WEST-FRANCE
The investigation is only just beginning, but according to our information, a woman died after being hit by a gunshot in Vendée. On the evening of Thursday, September 19, a woman in her forties presented herself at the hospital in Fontenay-le-Comte (Vendée) around 11:30 p.m.
The events took place under the influence of alcohol.
Seriously injured, she had been hit by a gunshot. She was taken care of, but eventually died in the health facility during the night. According to our information, the two men who accompanied her were taken into custody.
The circumstances of the events remain difficult to determine, but they took place in a context of alcohol consumption. An investigation for “voluntary homicide” was opened by the La Roche-sur-Yon public prosecutor’s office and entrusted to the Fontenay-le-Comte gendarmerie research unit. An autopsy will be performed next week.
Medical staff will be “accompanied” by the hospital
Contacted the departmental hospital center of Vendée assures “that there will be individual support for medical staff, particularly in connection with occupational medicine” And “that a psychological unit will be opened if necessary”.
