France investigates shooting near Paris as possible terrorist attack

A shooting in Trappes and nearby La Verrière killed one person and injured several others, prompting France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office to investigate possible terrorist, racist and religious motives. A 12-year-old girl was among the wounded. The 39-year-old suspect was arrested and taken into custody after firing from a vehicle at several locations, including a petrol station, a medical centre and an area near a children’s playground, according to officials. The prosecutor’s office said it was investigating murder and attempted murder connected to a terrorist enterprise, including whether victims were targeted because of their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, nationality or religion. Reports differed on the number of people injured: some put the total at four, while others said five. The girl was reported to be in serious condition. Trappes Mayor Ali Rabeh said one person killed was of African origin and a wounded person was of North African origin. Authorities have not publicly established the suspect’s motive. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez described the shooting as clearly a terrorist crime while saying the investigation was continuing. President...