One dead, four injured in shootings west of Paris

A shooting across Trappes and La Verrière west of Paris left one person dead and four injured on October 23, and French authorities arrested a suspect in nearby Coignières, officials said. The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office took charge of the investigation, examining possible terrorist and bias-related motives. Authorities have not established a motive. The shootings occurred in the Yvelines department. Trappes Mayor Ali Rabeh said the gunman appeared to fire randomly from a vehicle at several locations, including a playground. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the weapon appeared to be military-grade or at least automatic. The suspect was taken into custody after his arrest, authorities said. Among the injured was a 12-year-old girl. La Verrière Mayor Nicolas Dainville said she was in stable condition. Reports also described one other injured person as being in critical condition, though the casualty total remained one dead and four injured in authorities’ accounts. The prosecutor’s office said the inquiry includes murder linked to a terrorist enterprise and whether the acts were committed because of victims’ actual or perceived race, ethnicity, nationality or...