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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A man shot in bursts from his car in the cities of Trappes and La Verrière, west of Paris. He killed one person and wounded four of them. The shooter was placed in police custody, and the French national anti-terrorist prosecutor seized the case.A man shot in bursts in the street Friday morning from his car in the Paris region, killing one person and wounding at least four, including a child, of the facts for which the anti-terrorist justice sei…
Gunman kills one, wounds four in town outside Paris
The man, who was arrested shortly after, was "firing at random, wanting to cause a bloodbath" as he drove through Trappes and neighbouring La Verriere, Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh told broadcaster BFMTV. A 12-year-old girl was "seriously wounded" after being shot eight times, but is in stable condition, the mayor of La Verriere, Nicolas Dainville, told AFP. The alleged shooter -- a 39-year-old man, according to a source familiar with the case -- was…
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...
One person died and four were injured and the attacker was arrested.
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