The police officers were trying to rescue the woman, who was the reported victim of domestic violence, when they were shot by gunman shortly after midnight in the village of Puy-de-Dome.

The Clermont-Ferrand prosecutor’s office said that the man initially shot and killed one officer and wounded another, then, he killed two other officers.

The French police have launched an operation to find the suspect behind the attack, according to local sources. (ILKHA)