SAVOY. A woman, a police officer, was killed in the middle of the street this Thursday, August 31 in Savoie. The main suspect, on the run, would be the ex-companion of the victim.
A woman was killed on the public highway on the morning of Thursday, August 31, in Savoie. The events occurred in a residential area of La Croix-de-la-Rochette, near Chambéry, according to information from France Blue. The victim was the target of blows given using a blunt object according to the first elements of the investigation mentioned by BFM TVthe weapon used could be a baseball bat.
The victim, a woman in her forties, was a police officer in Savoie. She was assigned to the Chambéry police station and was not on duty when she was killed. Investigators are currently favoring the trail of femicide. The main suspect, who fled by car, could be the ex-companion of the victim, reports France Blue. He is still actively sought at midday.
On site, several dozen gendarmes are on site to try to find the suspect and make initial findings. The gendarmes come from different units: the surveillance and intervention platoon (PSIG) equipped with a helicopter, the research section (SR) and the research brigade (BR) from Chambéry. Gendarmerie criminal identification technicians (TIC) were also deployed, they were still on the scene at midday. The Chambéry prosecutor also visited the site in the morning.
