At least one person was killed and four people were injured in a shooting near Paris, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Friday.
“The individual has been apprehended and taken into police custody,” he said on X.
One person has been arrested and charged on four counts, including murder and possession of a firearm, with the “aggravating circumstance that the acts were committed on the basis of actual or supposed membership in a particular race, ethnicity, a purported race, ethnic group, nation, or specific religion,” France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office told NBC News in a statement.
The incident occurred in Trappes and La Verrière, a suburb in Yvelines department, about 20 miles west of Paris, authorities said.
Trappes Mayor Ali Rabeh said on X that a man had opened fire on people from his car. An investigation was underway to determine the motive of the shooter, he added.
One of those injured was a 12-year-old girl, he told France’s BFM TV.
French President Emmanuel Macron said he was shocked by the events in a post on X, adding: “Our thoughts go to the victims, their families, and all the residents of Yvelines. During this terrible ordeal, the nation stands with them.”
“We extend our gratitude to our law enforcement agencies,” he said.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.