French police commissioner 'shot himself dead in his office after meeting relatives of a Charlie Hebdo victim.

Helric Fredou, 45, shot himself in his office with his police issue gun on Wednesday night in Limoges, a city in central France, according to France 3.

He had been the deputy director of the regional police since 2012. Commissioner Fredou was said to have been 'depressed' and overworked. Source; dailymail.co.uk