A man opened fire from a vehicle yesterday in the streets of the town of Trappes, west of Paris, killing one person and wounding four, a police source said.
The man was arrested in the nearby town of Coignieres after opening fire in Trappes and neighbouring La Verriere around 10:30 am, police said.
Prosecutors said they have opened an investigation into the shooting as a “murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise”.
Local authorities said the toll could change as emergency services were still working at the scene, about 20 kilometers (13 miles) west of the French capital.
“An individual fired shots from his vehicle at multiple people along his path, in Trappes and La Verriere,” Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh wrote on Instagram.
Writing on X, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said the case was “very serious” and said “all resources of the security forces and the judiciary are fully mobilised”.