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One killed, four including child injured in drive-by shooting in Paris suburb
France 24 • • world
Key Points:
- A gunman opened fire from his car in the Paris suburb of Trappes, killing one person and wounding four, including a 12-year-old girl who was shot eight times but remains in stable condition.
- The 39-year-old suspect was arrested shortly after the attack in the nearby town of Coignieres, with authorities describing his shooting as random and aiming to cause a massacre.
- Prosecutors have launched a terrorism-related murder investigation, exploring whether the attack targeted victims based on race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion.
- Local officials expressed shock at the incident, noting that at least two victims were from immigrant backgrounds, and called it a "miracle" that more people were not harmed.
- The shooting occurs amid heightened tensions in France following recent protests over the cost of living and ongoing security concerns after the 2020 killing of teacher Samuel Paty by a radical Islamist.
