Terror probe after one killed and several wounded in shooting in Paris suburb
A suspect is in custody as investigators examine whether the attack was racially motivated, after one person was killed and four others were injured.
- 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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Macron condemns 'racist terrorist attack' after deadly shooting near Paris
A gunman firing from his car killed one person and wounded five -- including a 12-year-old girl shot eight times -- in the Paris suburbs Friday, in what the French presidency condemned as a "racist terrorist attack".
Macron condemns ‘racist terrorist attack’ after deadly shooting near Paris
A gunman firing from his car killed one person and wounded five – including a 12-year-old girl shot eight times – in the Paris suburbs on Friday, in what the French presidency condemned as a “racist terrorist attack”. French President Emmanuel Macron visited the working-class town of Trappes southwest of Paris, where a gunman opened fire earlier in the day in an attack suspected of having targeted people of foreign origin. This was a “racist, te…
One person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting that took place on Friday morning in Trappes, a municipality in the Yvelines department, about forty kilometers from Paris. The shots were exploded with an automatic weapon from the cockpit of a Renault Clio: the police arrested a suspect, found in possession of [...] The article France, man opens fire from a car near Paris: one dead and five wounded. Macron: "Attention racist terr…
A gunman opened fire from a vehicle in the town of Trappes, west of Paris, on Friday, killing one person and wounding four, police said.
Suspected Islamophobic terror attack after gunman kills one and wounds several near Paris
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail French counter-terrorism prosecutors have launched an investigation into a suspected racist and Islamophobic attack near Paris after a gunman opened fire on civilians, killing one person and injuring several others, including a 12-year-old girl who was shot eight times. The shooting took place this morning in Trappes and neighbouring La Verrière, in the Yvelines […]
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