According to AFP, on October 23rd local time, a man in the suburbs of Paris was driving a Trapp vehicle and shot outward, resulting in one death and four injuries. Investigators are investigating the case as a potential terrorist incident.
Trapp is located about 20 kilometers west of Paris. Local resident Sami said that he saw a body lying on the ground from his window; his mother saw a gray Renault Clio speeding past and heard a loud gunshot.
Trap City Mayor Ali Rabey said that the suspect drove through Trap and nearby towns such as La Vejierre, shooting at passersby along the way, attempting to create a "bloody massacre". He was arrested shortly after the incident.
Labe stated that the suspects targeted their victims randomly, but the victims were African Americans, and one of the injured individuals was from North Africa. He also said that it is not appropriate to conclude anything about the motives for the crime at this stage, and that the fact that no further casualties were caused is already a “miracle”.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the gunman involved is a 39-year-old man who was arrested in the nearby town of Quanier.
The mayor of Lavirey, Nicolas Danville, revealed that a 12-year-old girl was shot eight times and her condition is critical. Her vital signs are currently stabilizing.
The prosecution has announced that the case has been filed as a murder charge related to terrorist activities. At the same time, they are investigating whether the attack was targeted at the victim’s race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion.
French Prime Minister Sebastian Richeron stated on X that the nature of the case is extremely serious, and both security authorities and judicial forces have been deployed to handle the situation. French President Emmanuel Macron said that the country stands with the victims of this "terrifying disaster."
This shooting incident took place at a time when French society was already highly tense. The riots that accompanied the price protest demonstrations led to the most severe street violence in recent years. Many areas of France have just implemented night curfews, and there is expected to be another round of protests this weekend. The police have promised to increase their personnel deployment.
