In a statement, the same source underlines that the public prosecutor received information from the competent judicial police services according to which Abdelouaheb Belfquih, shot and wounded at his home, was evacuated Tuesday morning by a Civil Protection ambulance into Guelmim's hospital, where he underwent surgery before passing away in the intensive care unit.

The first elements of the investigation carried out by elements of the judicial police at the home of the deceased, who discovered the hunting rifle used to fire the shot as well as traces of blood, favor the suicide of the deceased by the said rifle which was seized for expertise, the statement points out.

Investigations are underway by the judicial police to shed light on this incident, says the statement, noting that the public prosecutor will take the necessary judicial measures in the light of the results of investigations conducted under its supervision.