Two people shot dead

 

Shooting in Valence - Two people have been killed in a shooting in Valence. Police have since arrested the man who at 8.30 this morning opened fire in a Pole Emploi agency of the city, killing a counsellor, about twenty people were in the agency at the time of the shooting. The individual then fled in the direction of Guilherand-Granges, west of Valence to company offices where he had worked, before being made redundant ten years ago and shot the director of human resources, who later died from her injuries, forty people were onsite at the time.

Police arrested the man shortly after 9.30am after crashing into his car on the Mistral bridge which links the two towns. Three police officers were slightly injured. Police at this point believe the shooting was an act of revenge. France’s Minister of employment Elisabeth Borne is expected on site.

France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex has expressed his support to the families of the victims saying that the tragedy leaves the whole country in mourning.

Last local news

Evening Update Friday 11th July 2025

The prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes has made a legal challenge against new limits on large cruise ship moorings in Nice and Villefranche.... Evening Update Friday 11th July 2025 Read More

11/07/2025

French and Riviera News Friday 11 July 2025

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron have announced a so-called "one in, one out" migrant deal aimed at reducing migr... French and Riviera News Friday 11 July 2025 Read More

10/07/2025

Evening Update Thursday 10th July 2025

French comedian Bun Hay Mean, known as “le Chinois marrant,” has been found dead after an eight-story fall from his Paris apartment on the 10th of Jul... Evening Update Thursday 10th July 2025 Read More

10/07/2025

French and Riviera News Thursday 10 July 2025

French police have raided the headquarters of the far-right National Rally party as part of an inquiry into its campaign finances... French and Riviera News Thursday 10 July 2025 Read More

09/07/2025

Evening Update Wednesday 9th July 2025

The massive wildfire near Marseille, which began on the 8th of July from a burning car on the A55, has burned over 700 hectares and destroyed or damag... Evening Update Wednesday 9th July 2025 Read More

09/07/2025