One dead, at least four injured in shooting west of Paris; suspect arrested
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said a suspect was arrested after a shooting in Yvelines killed one person and injured at least four, including a 12-year-old girl.
Trappes, France. A shooting in Yvelines, west of Paris, left one person dead and at least four injured, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Friday. He said authorities had arrested a suspect.
Mayor describes gunfire from a car
Speaking to BFMTV, Ali Rabeh, mayor of Trappes in Yvelines, said a man had opened fire from his car and “appeared to be firing at random and seemed intent on carrying out a massacre”.
Rabeh said a 12-year-old girl was among the injured. He added that the gunman lived in a nearby town and that no information about his motives was available at that point.
Anti-terrorism prosecutors monitoring case
In a post on X, Lecornu said security forces were fully mobilised. He also reported that the national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office had announced it was following developments.
The office confirmed that it was monitoring the case. Its representatives did not immediately answer a request for comment, while the prefecture declined to provide a comment.
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