{"id":116206,"date":"2026-02-20T17:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=116206"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:51:48","slug":"french-soldier-dies-after-being-shot-in-the-head-during-game-with-other-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=116206","title":{"rendered":"French soldier dies after being shot in the head during \u2018game\u2019 with other soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A French soldier has died after he was shot in the head while taking part in a game with other soldiers during a party, according to local media.<\/p>\n

Brigadier Alexandre Lanckbeen was critically injured during the incident last Saturday while attending a party involving alcohol at the Percy Military Teaching Hospital in Clamart, west of Paris.<\/p>\n

According to French prosecutors, a loaded handgun was discharged during what was described as a game between the soldiers, and a bullet struck Lanckbeen in the head.<\/p>\n

Lo\u00efc Mizon, the military governor of Paris, said he had learned with \u201cdeep sadness\u201d of the 20-year-old\u2019s death on Friday as a result of his injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish to express my deepest compassion to his family and loved ones and assure them of the full support of the armed forces,\u201d he said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

Brigadier Lanckbeen served with the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment based in Tarbes, and was deployed as part of Operation Sentinelle, a long-running domestic security operation.<\/p>\n

According to prosecutors, on Saturday evening four soldiers housed at Percy Hospital had begun playing a game known within the military that involves attempting to disarm a colleague and disable their weapon.<\/p>\n

The weapon is usually unloaded when the game is played but in this case it was not, according to local media.<\/p>\n

During the game, a shot was fired which struck Lanckbeen in the head.<\/p>\n

Three soldiers who were also deployed as part of Operation Sentinelle appeared before a Paris court on Tuesday in connection with the shooting, according to local media.<\/p>\n

One soldier was charged with \u201cviolence with a weapon resulting in permanent disability and breaching orders by consuming alcohol\u201d, reports said.<\/p>\n

The other two soldiers were reportedly charged with \u201cinvoluntary bodily harm resulting in a work incapacity exceeding three months, through a manifestly deliberate violation of regulatory obligation of safety or caution\u201d.<\/p>\n

They were also charged with \u201caltering the scene of a crime or offense to obstruct the course of justice\u201d.<\/p>\n

Following Lanckbeen\u2019s death, the charges are expected to be reclassified.<\/p>\n

The inquiry has been handed to the criminal investigation service in Hauts-de-Seine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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