The case arises as the individual was already under judicial supervision. He was due to appear Tuesday before the Aix-en-Provence criminal court, notably for death threats against a public authority official and carrying a category D weapon without legitimate reason.
At the end of his police custody, the suspect appears before a judge notably for attempted homicides of professional firefighters in the exercise of their duties.
The appearance before a magistrate is intended to determine whether he should be placed under formal investigation and under what charges.
He notably explained that he had decided to end his life by forcing law enforcement to shoot him dead.
During his police custody, the man gave confused explanations, the prosecutor’s office reports.
He did not, however, admit wanting to kill the firefighter, the prosecutor’s office specifies.
The suspect has no prior criminal record, the prosecutor’s office adds.
The 53-year-old professional chief warrant officer was hit at point-blank range in the chest by buckshot. His condition initially caused great concern.
According to the prefect, the firefighters were fired upon by a man who had probably set vehicles on fire himself.