An armed man has intruded into a retirement home in Montferrier-sur-Lez, killing a supervisor of the establishment. – PASCAL GUYOT

The small commune of Montferrier-on-Lez, in the Hérault department, is still in shock. An armed man and encagoulé, whose motivations are not known, erupted on Thursday evening in the retirement home ” The Oaks “, an institution for religious and religious. A woman has been found dead, killed in stab. The assailant, who was caught the leak, is still actively being sought.

What happened ?

According to the first elements, a little before 22 pm Thursday evening, “a single individual, encagoulé and armed with a knife and a rifle, sawed, broke into the retirement home” near Montpellier, said sources close to the investigation. “Around 22 p.m., a woman working in this retirement home has called the police, saying they have been attacked by a man “, shared her side of the prosecutor Christophe Barret. This woman, an employee of the establishment, tied up and gagged, but was able to free up to give the warning, according to a source close to the dossier, was found by the police “safe and sound, but very shocked,” added the magistrate.

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On the other hand, another woman has been found dead by the police on their arrival, added the prosecutor, without saying how it had been killed. A source close to the investigation said that after having it tied up, the man killed with a knife the other employee.

Who is the victim ?

The victim, found dead at the arrival of the relief, was an employee of the retirement home. “She was a healthcare assistant here. It is a party in 8 o’clock in the evening,