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| Annecy shootings: second girl found alive in car eight hours later | Annecy shootings: second girl found alive in car eight hours later |
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| A small child has been found alive after eight hours hiding in the back of a British-registered car in France where five other people were found shot – four of them fatally. | A small child has been found alive after eight hours hiding in the back of a British-registered car in France where five other people were found shot – four of them fatally. |
| Around midnight on Thursday the girl was found, reportedly under the bodies of two women in the back of the car. The child, thought to be aged around four years old, had apparently kept still for eight hours. | Around midnight on Thursday the girl was found, reportedly under the bodies of two women in the back of the car. The child, thought to be aged around four years old, had apparently kept still for eight hours. |
| The scene of the shooting had been sealed off to avoid it being contaminated before the arrival of a special police investigation unit, which got to the scene around midnight. The local prosecutor, Eric Maillaud, said: "She couldn't tell the difference between the good and the bad people. She immediately smiled and began speaking in English when a gendarme took her in his arms and carried out out of the car." | The scene of the shooting had been sealed off to avoid it being contaminated before the arrival of a special police investigation unit, which got to the scene around midnight. The local prosecutor, Eric Maillaud, said: "She couldn't tell the difference between the good and the bad people. She immediately smiled and began speaking in English when a gendarme took her in his arms and carried out out of the car." |
| French press reported the owner of the car, registered in the UK, was "most probably" the driver who had been shot dead and was found slumped over the driving wheel. One of the two women sitting in the back seat, also shot dead, was thought to be his wife. | French press reported the owner of the car, registered in the UK, was "most probably" the driver who had been shot dead and was found slumped over the driving wheel. One of the two women sitting in the back seat, also shot dead, was thought to be his wife. |
| The family had been styaying at a campsite in Saint-Jorioz with their two daughters. | The family had been styaying at a campsite in Saint-Jorioz with their two daughters. |
| A fourth person, a male cyclist, has been identified as a French man living a few kilometres from the spot where the shootings took place. Police believed he was "in the wrong place at the wrong time". | A fourth person, a male cyclist, has been identified as a French man living a few kilometres from the spot where the shootings took place. Police believed he was "in the wrong place at the wrong time". |
| Police say there are still no clues as to the motive for the killings. | Police say there are still no clues as to the motive for the killings. |
| The alarm was raised by a cyclist – said to be British – who discovered a girl lying seriously injured in front of a BMW in a secluded car park near the village of Chevaline, close to Lake Annecy. He was in a state of shock afterwards but spoke to police officers. | The alarm was raised by a cyclist – said to be British – who discovered a girl lying seriously injured in front of a BMW in a secluded car park near the village of Chevaline, close to Lake Annecy. He was in a state of shock afterwards but spoke to police officers. |
| A man at the driver's wheel and two women in the rear seats had all been shot dead. | A man at the driver's wheel and two women in the rear seats had all been shot dead. |
| A second man "dressed in cycling gear" was found "in the proximity of the car", according to French police. | A second man "dressed in cycling gear" was found "in the proximity of the car", according to French police. |
| They said the ground around the vehicle was littered with bullet cartridges, suggesting all the gunshots had come from outside the car. A bicycle belonging to the man was found nearby. | They said the ground around the vehicle was littered with bullet cartridges, suggesting all the gunshots had come from outside the car. A bicycle belonging to the man was found nearby. |
| The wounded young girl aged between six and seven years old who was found near the car was taken by helicopter to Grenoble hospital where surgeons were fighting to save her life. A source told French journalists that she had been hit by at least three bullets. | The wounded young girl aged between six and seven years old who was found near the car was taken by helicopter to Grenoble hospital where surgeons were fighting to save her life. A source told French journalists that she had been hit by at least three bullets. |
| No arrests have yet been made and no weapon has been found. Forensic experts from the Criminal Research Institute of the National Gendarmerie were set to arrive on the scene from Paris on Wednesday night. | No arrests have yet been made and no weapon has been found. Forensic experts from the Criminal Research Institute of the National Gendarmerie were set to arrive on the scene from Paris on Wednesday night. |
| Autopsies were planned for Thursday or Friday, the Annecy prosecutor Eric Maillaud said. | Autopsies were planned for Thursday or Friday, the Annecy prosecutor Eric Maillaud said. |
| He said the discovery was like a scene from a film: "We don't know who could have done this. We have no idea." | He said the discovery was like a scene from a film: "We don't know who could have done this. We have no idea." |
| He added that the victims were "found very shortly after the shootings". | He added that the victims were "found very shortly after the shootings". |
| No details of the ages or nationality of the victims were released by the French police. Maillaud said: "The car is an English car, we are sure of that, but we don't know their nationality. It is not possible to move the people before tomorrow [Thursday] morning. We don't have access to documents to know who the people are." | No details of the ages or nationality of the victims were released by the French police. Maillaud said: "The car is an English car, we are sure of that, but we don't know their nationality. It is not possible to move the people before tomorrow [Thursday] morning. We don't have access to documents to know who the people are." |
| A police spokesman told the Mirror: "From the registration we believe this family may have been British." | A police spokesman told the Mirror: "From the registration we believe this family may have been British." |
| The Foreign Office is investigating. A spokesman said: "We are aware of the reports of the shooting and we are looking into these urgently." | The Foreign Office is investigating. A spokesman said: "We are aware of the reports of the shooting and we are looking into these urgently." |
| The area around the car park was sealed off and 60 gendarmes were searching for evidence. "At this stage of the inquiry we cannot have any idea what happened," said the public prosecutor, Eric Maillaud. The local Dauphin Libéré newspaper said Chevaline residents had reported seeing a car leaving the village at high speed late on Thursday afternoon. | The area around the car park was sealed off and 60 gendarmes were searching for evidence. "At this stage of the inquiry we cannot have any idea what happened," said the public prosecutor, Eric Maillaud. The local Dauphin Libéré newspaper said Chevaline residents had reported seeing a car leaving the village at high speed late on Thursday afternoon. |
| With a population of little more than 200, Chevaline lies within the boundaries of France's largest national parks, the Parc Naturel Regional du Massif des Bauges. | With a population of little more than 200, Chevaline lies within the boundaries of France's largest national parks, the Parc Naturel Regional du Massif des Bauges. |
| Leila Lamnaouer, a French journalist, told Sky News that it was unclear if the victims were local or tourists. | Leila Lamnaouer, a French journalist, told Sky News that it was unclear if the victims were local or tourists. |
| "A lot of people are coming here to spend holidays and use the lake because we have a beautiful landscape," she said. "A lot of English people live here because they love the place." French newspaper L'Essor Savoyard reported that locals had been left shocked by the attacks, saying that the region was usually quiet. | "A lot of people are coming here to spend holidays and use the lake because we have a beautiful landscape," she said. "A lot of English people live here because they love the place." French newspaper L'Essor Savoyard reported that locals had been left shocked by the attacks, saying that the region was usually quiet. |
| Mayor Didier Berthollet told the newspaper that the victims are not from the area and that the forest road where the car was found is very popular with walkers. | Mayor Didier Berthollet told the newspaper that the victims are not from the area and that the forest road where the car was found is very popular with walkers. |
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