France Shooting: Racially Motivated Attack in Yvelines Kills at Least 1, Wounds 10
A 39-year-old man named Kevin opened fire from his car on people of color in Trappes (Yvelines), killing at least one and wounding ten including a 12-year-old girl hit by eight bullets. He was arrested; the national anti-terror prosecutor is monitoring.
What we know
The attack unfolded in La Verrière / Trappes in the Yvelines department near Paris. An account on X broke the story with the attacker's profile: Kevin, 39, fired in bursts from his vehicle targeting people of color according to the local mayor. Another account on X consolidated the facts: arrested by the Saint-Quentin BAC, 1 dead and 10 wounded including a child hit by 8 bullets. @BBCWorld confirmed international coverage. An investigation was opened for 'assassination and attempted murder committed on grounds of ethnicity or religion', who pushed back against anti-immigration narratives given the attacker's apparent French origin.
Sources
“At least one dead and four injured in Paris suburb shooting”
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