An armed home invasion attempt targeting a French cryptocurrency professional failed; the suspect has been arrested by police.

According to DL News, a 40-year-old cryptocurrency industry professional in Saint-Jean-de-Védas, near Montpellier, France, was the target of an attempted armed robbery at his home. The suspect posed as a delivery person, entered the residence, and demanded the victim surrender the private key to his cryptocurrency wallet. The victim seized an opportunity when the suspect was distracted, tackled him to the ground, and disarmed him—gunshots were fired on-site, but no one was injured. The suspect fled the scene and was apprehended by police three days later. Local courts have charged him with attempted armed robbery; prosecutors stated he may have acted under the direction of a mastermind.