Armed attack in France: One dead and four injured / French police detained a suspect

An armed attack took place on Friday in Trappes, a town located approximately 20 kilometers west of Paris, near Versailles. Shots were reportedly fired from a vehicle at several people along the car’s route. One person was killed, while four others were injured, one of whom is in critical condition.

A suspect was arrested in the neighboring town of Coignières. The mayor of Trappes, Ali Rabeh, said that a playground was also among the locations targeted and that it is a “miracle” that the number of victims was not higher.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu described the incident as “very serious”. The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office is monitoring the case and has opened an investigation into murder in connection with a possible terrorist enterprise, also considering the possibility of a motive based on race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion.