Paris suburb shooting suspect transferred for psychiatric observation

A 39-year-old man suspected of a shooting in the Paris suburbs was transferred to a police psychiatric unit for observation after an examination, prosecutors said. They said the assessment, expected to last about 48 hours, would help determine whether he could be questioned further. The shooting killed one person and wounded five as a vehicle drove through Trappes and neighbouring La Verrière, west of Paris, on Friday. The victim was Pengo Bossio Wangi, 26, a French national of Congolese origin. A 12-year-old girl was among those wounded and remained in critical condition in reports published Sunday. The suspect, identified as Kevin T., was arrested on Friday. Prosecutors said he was transferred from formal custody after a psychiatric examination on Saturday evening. The observation period is intended to assess whether his mental health is compatible with investigators resuming interrogation. At a news conference Monday, National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor Olivier Christen said Kevin T. did not dispute the material facts of the crimes but contested their racist nature. President Emmanuel Macron had described the shooting as a racist terrorist attack. The motive remains a...