Around 11 a.m. this Wednesday morning, the gendarmerie was called to Chavelot, to a house where two brothers in their seventies live, after a call from a neighbor. On site, she found the body of a 34-year-old man, originally from Haute-Marne and manager of a company specializing in house construction and real estate work. “The first findings revealed the presence of two wounds, located in the back, compatible with two gunshots.“, specifies the Epinal public prosecutor's office this Thursday, which announces request indictment and the placement in pre-trial detention of the main suspect, a 71-year-old man, who lives in Chavelot with his brother.
Autopsy this Friday
The latter, silent during his hearing, is unknown to Justice. Not intoxicated at the time of the events, hunting weapons were found at his home during a search. An autopsy on the victim's body will also be carried out this Friday at the Nancy forensic institute. “Investigations are continuing in order to clarify the course of the facts and the previous relationships, of a commercial type, between the accused and the victim, in particular on previous visits“, specifies the prosecution.
