Shooting in Trappes at random passersby leaves one person dead in France

French police have arrested a suspect after a gunman opened fire in the town of Trappes, west of Paris, killing one person and wounding four others. The attack occurred shortly after 10:30 a.m. local time on Friday when the assailant fired bursts of shots from a vehicle at people on the street in Trappes and the neighboring town of La Verrière.

The suspect, described by police sources as a man in his thirties known to law enforcement, was apprehended shortly afterward in the nearby commune of Coignières and placed in police custody.

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu confirmed the casualties and arrest on social media, stating that all security and judicial resources had been mobilized.

The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) has opened an investigation into charges including assassination in connection with a terrorist enterprise, with the additional circumstance that the act was committed on the grounds of supposed race, ethnicity, or religion. The motive remains under investigation.