Overview
- On Saturday in Commelle-Vernay, an ~80 kg wild boar chased by hunting dogs crashed through a bakery’s front window, and no injuries were reported.
- Hunters fatally shot the animal a few meters from the town hall after arriving on the scene, with the association saying two earlier shots missed.
- The hunting group apologized to the baker and said it will cover repair costs, and the shop reopened the next day with the broken frontage boarded up.
- Staff and customers described intense fear as the window fell onto the counter, and surveillance video of the scene circulated locally.
- Residents questioned pursuing game through the village, the local hunting association noted frequent boar crossings, and MP Aymeric Caron condemned the killing and called for abolishing hunting.