Overview
- Cindy Morvan, 39, a former French track cycling champion and mother of two, was shot outside her residence in Calais on October 31 after neighbors reported hearing two gunshots.
- The suspected assailant, also 39 and identified as the current partner of Morvan’s ex-companion, was later found dead by suicide in a parked car.
- Prosecutors say a letter found with the suspect acknowledges the shooting and offers excuses for the act, and the suspect apparently used the same type of firearm to kill herself.
- Authorities report the use of a large-calibre weapon and describe relations between the two women as extremely tense, pointing to serious reproaches within a family context.
- An inquiry for voluntary homicide has been assigned to the DCOS police judiciaire unit, which plans to question the suspect’s partner and other witnesses, as tributes from the cycling community and local officials continue.