Prosecutors investigate Paris suburb shooting as ‘terrorist’ attack

French prosecutors are investigating a shooting in Trappes, west of Paris, as a suspected terrorist attack. The incident involved an individual firing shots from a vehicle at multiple people along his route, according to Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh. One person was killed and four others were wounded, with the Jerusalem Post reporting that one of the injured was a 12-year-old girl.

The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the shooting as a murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise. DW News reported that the investigation includes the aggravating circumstance that the acts were committed based on the victims' actual or perceived membership in a specific race, ethnicity, nation, or religion.

Mayor Rabeh stated that the person killed was of African origin and that one of those critically wounded was of North African origin. One of the locations where shots were fired was a playground.

A suspect was arrested in the neighboring town of Coignieres, and the Jerusalem Post noted the shooter lived in a nearby town. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu described the incident as very serious and stated that all available security and judicial resources have been mobilized. There is currently no information regarding the shooter's motives.

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