A macabre discovery. A 61-year-old reservist policeman was found dead early Tuesday afternoon in the premises of the Besançon police station. It was colleagues who found the man who was on duty.
“He would have ended his days with his service weapon,” said the departmental director of public security in Doubs, Yves Cellier. “The local police community is in shock,” he added, adding that a psychological support unit had been set up “for all those who wish”.
Retired since 2016
An investigation for “search for the causes of death” has been opened. The investigations were entrusted to the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) to “determine the terms and reasons for taking action”, according to Yves Cellier.
The 61-year-old man, married with two daughters, had completed his career as a police major and brigade commander. He had joined the 36 reserve police officers from the Besançon police station quickly after his retirement in 2016.
No policeman or reservist policeman had killed himself on the premises of the Besançon police station before.