Terror probe after one killed and several wounded in shooting in Paris suburb
French prosecutors are treating the shooting as a suspected terrorist attack as investigators examine the gunman’s motive and the suspect remains in custody.
- On Friday, October 23, 2026, a gunman opened fire from a vehicle in Trappes and La Verrière, killing one person and injuring four others, including a 12-year-old girl, French police said.
- Police arrested the suspect near the town of Coignières shortly after the morning attack, though the assailant's motive remains unclear as authorities continue investigating the shooting.
- Reports indicate the shooter utilized a World War II-era STEN-type submachine gun, with Trappes Mayor Ali Rabeh noting the gunman "appeared to be firing at random" during the attack.
- French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed that the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office is monitoring the situation, with prosecutors opening an investigation into "murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise."
- Around 70,000 security personnel are on duty across France as the government aims to prevent unrest following recent cost-of-living protests that coincide with this weekend's heightened security measures.
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An individual opened fire in the street in Trappes and La Verrière, west of Paris, before being understood and taken into custody, granting to the prime minister.
After the armed attack on Trappes and La Verrière near Paris, the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation for murder in relation to a terrorist enterprise, with the result that the facts are...
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One person was killed and four injured, one seriously, after a man opened fire from a passing car at two locations a few miles west of Paris on Friday. Police are investigating the incident as a suspected terrorist attack, according to French media.
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