Overview

• The 55-year-old victim was shot twice in Hauts-de-Bienne on the evening of July 2 and was pronounced dead at the scene, prosecutors reported.
• Gendarmes apprehended the 55-year-old suspect—identified as the victim’s current or former partner—minutes after the gunfire and placed him in custody.
• Officials confirmed the couple was separated and that the suspect had been living in Portugal before returning to France.
• The suspect remains in custody pending further judicial proceedings as investigators probe the circumstances and motive behind the killing.
• A psychological support cell will be set up at the Hauts-de-Bienne town hall to assist the victim’s family and local community.