French policeman kills three close to Paris before killing himself

A domestic argument between a French police officer and his girlfriend spiralled out of control, when the officer shot dead the girlfriend’s father as well as two-passers by on a street close to Paris, using his service gun.

The incident, which ended when the police officer killed himself, happened in Sarcelles, a commune north of Paris.

It is believed that the girlfriend had recently told the police officer she was leaving him.

The girlfriend, her mother and sister were also injured.