One killed and four injured in machine gun attack near Paris
A gunman opened fire with a machine gun in the Paris suburb of Trappes, killing one person and injuring four others, including a 12-year-old girl. The suspect was arrested nearby, while police said the motive was still unclear and an investigation was under way.
The shooting happened at about 10.30am local time. A French newspaper reported that the attacker fired a Second World War-era STEN-type sub-machine gun from a vehicle; the girl was in stable condition, and two men aged 29 and 49 were taken to separate hospitals. France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor was monitoring the case as emergency services responded, amid heightened security ahead of further cost-of-living protests.
In short
- One person was killed and four injured in Trappes.
- A 12-year-old girl was among those hurt.
- Police arrested a suspect; the motive remains unclear.
Explained simply
Trappes is a suburb west of Paris, in the Île-de-France region. It is part of a wider urban area where local authorities and police deal with public safety alongside the challenges facing many towns around the capital.
French police investigate shootings to establish who was responsible and why. The anti-terrorism prosecutor can monitor a case while investigators assess whether it may be linked to terrorism; that does not by itself mean terrorism has been established.
The incident has drawn attention amid heightened security in France, where authorities have also been preparing for protests over the cost of living. Those wider security concerns provide context, but the reported motive for the shooting remains unclear.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Gunman shoots five people with machinegun, killing one and ‘wounding 12-year-old girl’ in France”.