PARIS: 23, DECEMBER, 2020: Three French police personnel were gunned down when a man opened fire as officers arrived at a house in a remote village in central France in response to a call about domestic violence against a woman, police and French media said on Wednesday. 

According to the mayor of the nearby French town of Saint-Just, special forces were on the scene following the fatal shooting in the village. 

Mayor Francois Chautard said police were called to a report of domestic violence in the village in central France, some 180 km (114 miles) west of the city of Lyon.

As per media reports, when cops arrived at a house, a 48-year-old man opened fire on them and then set fire to the house. 

The woman, who was the reported victim of domestic violence, sought refuge on the roof of the house. Later, police have rescued a woman safely. 

A police operation was still underway in the village, said French television service BFMTV. (04)