Three men of Portuguese origin, suspected of having played a role in the death of a father killed by a gun in front of his family in Buzet-sur-Baïse (Lot-et-Garonne), were being transferred Tuesday afternoon, we learned from the public prosecutor of Agen.
“A judicial investigation has been opened for assassination, complicity in assassination and failure to prevent a crime. The prosecution requested their placement in pre-trial detention, ”said Manuella Garnier, without giving more details on the motivations of the suspects, assisted by interpreters.
Killed with a “bullet in the head”
The facts took place overnight from Sunday to Monday, around 12:30 a.m. The victim, a 32-year-old farm worker of the same nationality, was returning by car from a party with his wife and two children.
Arrived at his home located in a residential area of this small town of 1,300 inhabitants, he was shot with a “bullet in the head”, fired from “a shotgun”, according to the mayor of the town Jean-Louis Molinié , confirming another source close to the investigation.
psychological cell
He had just exited the vehicle when he was the target of the shooter. His wife and two children were still inside, prosecutors said. The investigation was entrusted to the gendarmes of the Agen research section.
A psychological unit has been set up in the town, also specified the city councilor, who also indicates that the victim “who worked a lot” was not involved in local life.