Terror probe after one killed and several wounded in shooting in Paris suburb
Anti-terror prosecutors are examining possible racist and religious motives after one person was killed and four others were wounded, officials said.
- 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 shooting in a Paris suburb killed one person and injured four others. Police arrested a suspect and are investigating a suspected terrorist motive.
One killed, four wounded in 'terrorist' shooting near Paris, authorities say
French law enforcement is investigating the deadly shooting in Trappes as a possible terrorist attack, with the French interior minister saying it was 'clearly a terrorist crime.' Trappes's mayor said the gunman intended to commit 'a massacre'
One person has been killed after shootings in two French cities on Friday morning. The mayor is calling it a racist attack, while the interior minister is calling it a terrorist attack.
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