A French police commissioner is believed to have taken his own life after meeting relatives of a victim of the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
According to the Daily Mail, 45-year-old Helric Fredou shot himself in his office with his police-issue gun on Wednesday night, just hours after the terrorist attack claimed the lives of twelve people.
It is being reported that Fredou had met with the relatives of one of the victims of the horrifying attack prior to this death and his body was found by a colleague at 1am on Thursday.
Fredou was not married and did not have any children. His colleagues have said that he was “depressed and overworked” in the lead-up to the tragic incident.
France’s national police union has expressed its condolences over Commissioner Fredou’s death.
“It is with great sadness that we were informed this morning of the death of our colleague Helric Fredou, assigned as Deputy Director of the Regional Service Judicial Police in Limoges. On this particular day of national mourning, police commissioners are new both hit hard by the tragic death of one of their own, read a statement.
“The Union of Commissioners of the National Police would like to present its most sincere condolences to the relatives of Helric. In these difficult times, we have a special thought for all his colleagues and classmates, many of which we expressed their emotion and grief. We will keep you informed of how his funeral will be organized and the initiatives we take to honor his memory and support his family.”
