French Policeman Kills Four People In Paris

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French Policeman Kills Four People In Paris

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A French gendarme has shot a colleague dead before killing his own two children and finally killing himself.

Police said the incident took place in a barracks in the Paris suburb of Malakoff.

There are now reports that the policeman was a 43-year-old man who had a history of psychological problems and that his service weapon had been taken away from him. The shootings follow another family drama earlier this week in southern France when a 37-year-old man admitted to drowning his three children in a bathtub.

No further information on the incident is available at present

Malakoff is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris. It is located 5 km. (3.1 miles) from the city centre and is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.

A gendarmerie or gendarmery is a military body charged with police duties among civilian populations. The members of such a body are called gendarmes.