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 burst into the street Friday morning from his car in the Paris area, killing one person and injuring at least four, including a child, of the facts for which the anti-terrorist justice has seized. ...
In the morning, a man in the Paris area fires out of a car. Among the injuries, according to the French media, there is also a 12-year-old child.
The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office of France announced that it had been assigned to supervise the investigation into the shooting this morning in a suburb of Paris, which resulted in the death of four wounded. A man was shot in his car on a road in the neighbouring cities of Trapp and La Ferrere. The Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation on the charge of "murder linked to a terrorist organization." In a statement, it ad…
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In the case of gunshots near Paris, one person is killed, four more are injured, the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office is under investigation.
VIDEO - On BFMTV's microphone, an anonymous witness of the shots tells of what he saw at the Trappes gas station. A driver who came to supply himself with gasoline, he went to park to the right of the station. He then heard a first burst of fire, then noticed a panic in the gas station.
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