A three-month-old infant died in the evening of Wednesday October 25 in Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne. The mother of the child is seriously injured and hospitalized and the father was placed in police custody.
A three-month-old infant died Wednesday evening after being shot. The drama occurred Milly-la-Forêt, (Essonne). Transported to Fontainebleau hospital (Seine-et-Marne), the very young child died of his injuries, according to information from BFMTV.
The deceased child was taken to the hospital by her father, a 54-year-old municipal official, who explained that he discovered his little daughter, alone in the family home and injured in the chest after receiving a gunshot, reports the Parisian. The man would have specified returning from a race in Paris according to Franceinfo, he is currently in police custody. As for the baby’s 40-year-old mother, she was also hospitalized with gunshot wounds and is in serious condition. The latter was allegedly found by the gendarmes near the Milly-la-Forêt home. A firearm, a type 22 rifle according to the Ile-de-France newspaper, was seized from the home. The exact circumstances of the tragedy are still unclear. An investigation was opened and entrusted to the gendarmerie.