Suspect in deadly Paris suburb shooting moved to psychiatric unit
A man suspected of carrying out a gun attack that killed one person and wounded five in the Paris suburbs has been transferred from police custody to a psychiatric unit for observation, French anti-terror prosecutors said on Sunday.
French President Emmanuel Macron declared a shooting in a Paris suburb on Friday as a "terrorist and racist" attack, describing it as a "turning point." The gunman killed one person and wounded five others, including a 12-year-old girl, in Trappes, on the outskirts of Paris. The suspect, identified as Kevin T, was arrested later that day.
The shooting occurred at a petrol station, a medical center, and a children's playground. Macron stated that the gunman deliberately avoided targeting individuals based on their skin color or religion. The anti-terrorism prosecutor's office has opened an investigation, which can now be classified as a terrorist act. Trappes Mayor Ali Rabeh, whose parents are from Morocco, called the incident "racist" and "Islamophobic," emphasizing that the victims could have been any members of his family.
The wounded girl was in serious condition, having been shot eight times. The mayor of nearby La Verriere, Nicolas Dainville, noted that the suspect appeared to be of European appearance.
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