One person was killed and five wounded in a shooting in Trappes and La Verriere, west of Paris, on Friday morning, and a 39-year-old suspect was arrested, Euronews and CBS News reported. A 12-year-old girl was shot several times and is in stable condition, according to the La Verriere mayor.
President Emmanuel Macron called it a racist terrorist attack, according to Euronews, and Interior Minister Laurent Nunez called it a terrorist crime. The anti-terror prosecutor’s office is involved. The suspect, who fired from his car, was arrested in Coignieres, and five police officers ended the attack in under 15 minutes. The motive has not been stated.
