What changed in this update
A gunman firing from a vehicle in a Paris suburb Friday killed one person and wounded several others, including a 12-year-old girl, in what French authorities suspect may have been a racially motivated attack.
Event intelligence
Suspected Islamophobic shooting in Trappes, France
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Current state
A suspect has been arrested after a shooting in Trappes and neighbouring La Verrière, west of Paris, killed one person and seriously wounded five others, including a 12-year-old girl; French anti-terrorism prosecutors are investigating a suspected Islamophobic, racially motivated attack.
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What changed
A suspect has been arrested after shootings in Trappes and La Verrière left five people seriously wounded, including a 12-year-old girl, with authorities now investigating a suspected Islamophobic or racially motivated attack.
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France 24
Suspect arrested after 1 killed and 4 wounded in a shooting in Paris suburb
A gunman firing from a vehicle in a Paris suburb Friday killed one person and wounded several others, including a 12-year-old girl, in what French authorities suspect may have been a racially motivated attack.
Al Jazeera
One person killed in suspected ‘Islamophobic’ shooting near Paris
DW
France: 1 killed, 4 wounded after shooting near Paris
French police have arrested a suspect after gunshots were fired on the outskirts of Paris on Friday. Police are investigating a possible racist motive.
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Euronews
Suspect arrested after 1 killed and several injured in a shooting in Paris suburb
The man was arrested in nearby Coignieres after opening fire in Trappes and neighbouring La Verriere around 10:30 am, police said.
