France: Yvelines Shooting with Suspected Racist Motive
A gunman opened fire at multiple locations in Trappes and La Verrière with an automatic weapon, injuring at least four people including a 12-year-old girl. The mayor cited a suspected racist motive.
What we know
An account on X broke the news of the shooting across two Yvelines communes with at least four victims and one arrest. Another account on X added that the suspect, reportedly named Kevin, allegedly targeted racialized people deliberately — a racist motive the mayor flagged publicly — and that a 12-year-old girl was reported to have received eight gunshot wounds.
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