The incident happened on Friday morning in the southern French city. At around 8:30am local time, police arrived at the courthouse, acting on reports that an armed man was spotted at the scene and a gunshot was heard, according to local media.

A man was discovered on the premises killed by a gunshot wound. A correspondent for France Bleu said the victim apparently brought a firearm into the courthouse and took his own life, but suicide was not immediately confirmed by the authorities as the cause.

Police cordoned off the area around the courthouse and evacuated everyone. Firefighters and members of the bomb squad were called in to check the building.

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