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Three killed, four wounded in Paris shooting as police probe racial motive
Elderly gunman detained after killing two people and injuring others in a shooting in central Paris
23 December 2022, 1:25pm
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
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One of the injured in the shooting being stretched away from the scene of the crime in Paris (Photo: Twitter)
Updated at 2:27pm with more details
A 69-year-old gunman killed three people and wounding four others in a shooting close to a Kurdish cultural centre in central Paris on Friday.
The suspect was detained by police on site and the weapon used in the attack was confiscated. The man who is of French nationality is known to police for two previous attempted murders in 2016 and 2021.
Police are investigating a possible racial motive for the crime.
Witnesses reported hearing seven or eight bursts of gunfire in the street, which has several restaurants and small shops as well as the cultural centre. The shooting caused panic and police asked people not to approach the area.
