• Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare, near Sarlat, south-western France, where seven helicopters and more than 300 gendarmes searched for an armed former soldier after he allegedly shot at police. AFP
    Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare, near Sarlat, south-western France, where seven helicopters and more than 300 gendarmes searched for an armed former soldier after he allegedly shot at police. AFP
  • Officers on motorbikes were among those involved in the manhunt, which began when police were investigating reports of a domestic dispute. AFP
    Officers on motorbikes were among those involved in the manhunt, which began when police were investigating reports of a domestic dispute. AFP
  • A roadblock set up by French gendarmes in their hunt for a heavily armed former soldier in Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare, south-western France, which started at midnight on Saturday and continued until Monday. AFP
    A roadblock set up by French gendarmes in their hunt for a heavily armed former soldier in Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare, south-western France, which started at midnight on Saturday and continued until Monday. AFP
  • Dordogne prefect Frederic Périssat (centre) and public prosecutor Solene Belaouar (left) at a press conference about the manhunt. AFP
    Dordogne prefect Frederic Périssat (centre) and public prosecutor Solene Belaouar (left) at a press conference about the manhunt. AFP
  • A helicopter of the French gendarmerie flies over the A89 highway during the manhunt in France's Dordogne region. AFP
    A helicopter of the French gendarmerie flies over the A89 highway during the manhunt in France's Dordogne region. AFP
  • Public prosecutor Solene Belaouar at a press conference regarding the search for a former soldier who allegedly opened fire on police officers. She said the suspect had four convictions for domestic violence. AFP
    Public prosecutor Solene Belaouar at a press conference regarding the search for a former soldier who allegedly opened fire on police officers. She said the suspect had four convictions for domestic violence. AFP
  • Seven gendarmerie armoured vehicles took part in the manhunt, which ended with the arrest of a 29-year-old man after he was wounded in a shoot-out with officers. AFP
    Seven gendarmerie armoured vehicles took part in the manhunt, which ended with the arrest of a 29-year-old man after he was wounded in a shoot-out with officers. AFP
  • Dordogne Prefect Frederic Perissat arrives to speak to the press during the manhunt. AFP
    Dordogne Prefect Frederic Perissat arrives to speak to the press during the manhunt. AFP
  • Mayor of Lardin-Saint-Lazarre, Francine Bourra, speaks to the press during the hunt for an armed man in four square kilometres of woodland in the Dordogne, south-western France. AFP
    Mayor of Lardin-Saint-Lazarre, Francine Bourra, speaks to the press during the hunt for an armed man in four square kilometres of woodland in the Dordogne, south-western France. AFP
  • French gendarmes stand on a road as they check vehicles during the hunt for a former soldier, which ended with a shoot-out and the arrest of a wounded 29-year-old man. AFP
    French gendarmes stand on a road as they check vehicles during the hunt for a former soldier, which ended with a shoot-out and the arrest of a wounded 29-year-old man. AFP

French police arrest ex-soldier who sparked massive manhunt


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French police have arrested an ex-soldier who triggered a manhunt after allegedly opening fire on officers responding to a domestic violence incident.

Authorities said Terry Dupin, 29, was taken into custody after he was shot and wounded during a gun battle with police.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter that the man had been "neutralised" and praised the hundreds of security forces deployed since Sunday.

On Monday, police released a picture of the suspect, describing the bearded man as a "dangerous individual".

After the initial exchange with police on Saturday, Dupin fled into a forested area of the Dordogne region in south-west France, where he hid until his arrest.

More than 300 officers, backed up by seven helicopters, seven armoured vehicles and sniffer dogs, were drafted in to help with the search.

Dupin has prior domestic violence convictions and is required to wear an electronic tag.

Andre Petillot, commander of the regional police force, said the ex-soldier knew the area well and adapted easily.

He said the man had opened fire on police multiple times.

"We are doing everything we can to get him to surrender but we also want to avoid a tragedy within our ranks,” he said on Sunday.

"The goal is to bring him in alive.”

The suspect hid out in a craggy, heavily wooded area of about four square kilometres outside the village of Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare.

French police check vehicles during the manhunt of a heavily armed ex-soldier who allegedly opened fire on officers. AFP
French police check vehicles during the manhunt of a heavily armed ex-soldier who allegedly opened fire on officers. AFP

Perigueux prosecutor Solene Belaouar said he had been convicted of domestic violence four times, the first in 2015.

This month, his eight-month prison sentence was reduced to him having to wear an electronic ankle bracelet.

But Mr Petillot said it was designed only to prevent the suspect from going near his ex-partner's home and was "not a geo-localisation tool".

He said on Sunday the man indicated he intended to go down guns blazing, but that tensions had eased a little.

It is understood the suspect served in the French army between 2011 and 2016.

He was believed to be armed with a Winchester 30-30 hunting rifle, which is typically used in the region to hunt boar.

The weapon is understood to have been obtained illegally, since the man is not allowed to possess weapons.

Police said the suspect went to his ex-partner's home in Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare, a village of around 1,800 people, at about midnight on Saturday.

The search began after Dupin appeared at his ex-partner's home, despite a restraining order.

He allegedly struck the woman and then fired the rifle at her boyfriend, without hitting him.

Police urged local residents to remain indoors while the suspect was on the run.

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