Attack in Paris leaves three people dead and numerous others injured
Three people were kill, and four others were injure when a shooter open fire in central Paris.
Witnesses claimed that the attacker targeted a restaurant and community center for Kurds, and authorities stated they would check into any potential racial motivation.
A 69-year-old suspect was apprehend immediately, and it soon became clear that he had just been released from custody.
Authorities urged people to stay away from Strasbourg-Saint Denis in Paris’s 10th arrondissement.
No specific reason for the shooting has been establish, but Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau state that he had just free the suspect a year after he used a sword to attack tents at a migrant camp in Paris.
On December 8, 2021, at Bercy, such an occurrence occurred. He had been released, although it was unclear why.
The suspect was also hurt in the shooting, according to the local mayor Alexandra Cordebard, and target three locations: a restaurant, a hair salon, and a Kurdish cultural center. In the salon, there were two shootings.
According to Romain, a restaurant employee, “we observed an old white man arrive, then start shooting in the Kurdish cultural centre, then he went to the hairdresser’s next door.”
One shopkeeper stated, “It’s complete pandemonium; we’ve shut ourselves in.”
The witness claimed to have heard seven or eight bursts of gunfire. According to reports, two gunshot victims are in critical condition and gravely hurt two others.
Without encountering any resistance, police apprehended the man and reportedly found the attacker’s weapon. The police declared that they had begun an inquiry into a homicide. Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, commended the police for their prompt action.
Nearly ten years had passed since the January 2013 murder of three Kurdish women in Paris when the attack occurred.
Along with several eateries and stores, the cultural center is next to the Château d’Eau metro station. It was describe as a very vibrant place by Alexandra Cordebard.
Another witness report that emergency personnel was now lining up along the roadway and waiting to be allow to leave.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that he was traveling to Paris to examine the “dramatic incident” scene. He also expressed his sympathies to the friends and families of the victims.
