One dead and several injured in shootings in a town on the outskirts of Paris

One person has died and four more have been injured in Trappes, a town on the outskirts of Paris, when a man armed with a machine gun opened fire at several points, according to French media reports and confirmed by French Prime Minister Jean Lecornu. The attacker has been arrested and it is being investigated whether the event has to do with terrorism.

According to the French press, a series of shootings occurred in Trappes, about thirty kilometers southwest of Paris, and in its surroundings, around 10:30, when the perpetrator of the attacks fired several bursts of shots at people passing through the street, the BFMTV channel reported.

Laurent Mazaury, deputy of the Yvelines department where the events occurred, explained on BFMTV that the prefect (government delegate) had confirmed to him that one person had died and that several were injured, in some cases with several gunshot wounds.