Armed Shooter in Trappes Claims Revenge for Looting, Targets People by Skin Colour Trappes gunman Kevin T used a historic British Sten machine gun to kill and wound five, citing revenge for overnight looting. The attack, seen as a hate crime with terrorist elements, has led to a PNAT investigation. The suspect boasted racism, said he targeted people of colour, and a copy of Mein Kampf was found in his home. French authorities declared no place for such hate and urged calm as nationwide protests continue An armed attacker, identified locally as 39‑year‑old Kevin T, fired a historic British Sten machine gun from his Renault Clio into neighbourhoods outside Paris on Friday morning, killing a 26‑year‑old man and wounding five others. The dead man was a man of 26, while the wounded included a 12‑year‑old girl who was hit by ten bullets during the 20‑minute rampage. The incident took place across the towns of Trappes and the neighbouring La Verriere as the driver drove past residential streets and commercial areas, shooting indiscriminately.Police say the shooter directed his aim at people "based on their skin colour" and voiced a desire to kill "blacks and Arabs" in what he claimed was revenge for the widespread looting that swept France's cities the previous week. These claims were made at his first interview, which police released to Le Monde, and were also repeated to detectives during interrogation.Investigation Transferred To Anti Terror OfficeKevin T's statements are significant because they elevate the crime from a public‑danger event to a potential hate‑crime with terrorist overtones. Accordingly, the investigation has been transferred to France's National Anti‑Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) to examine whether the attack was carried out in a "terrorist enterprise" with an aggravating factor of targeting victims because of a protected characteristic such as race, ethnicity, nation, religion or perceived religion.The day after the attack, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, publicly confirmed that the incident had "racist overtones." He emphasised that "there is no place for this in France" and cited the conviction of French justice to block any attempt by extremist groups or individuals to target minorities. Police officers and forensic experts examined the scene along the N10 highway near a bar‑tabac, taking samples from the shell casings and weapons fragments.Nazi Memora And Booby Traps FoundIn addition, elite anti‑terror police broke into the suspect's home, discovering a booby‑trapped room with fuses linked to gas canisters. Bomb disposal experts disarmed the devices after finding a cache of "Second‑World‑War memorabilia," including a copy of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf. The apparent display of Nazi material further against against upward justice. At least 2,000 shops and small businesses were ransacked during the protest that began on October 17, when widespread looting and vandalism ensued.More than 2,500 people have been arrested for participation in the riots, and a wave of anti‑government protests continues to churn across the country. In Trappes, police remained on-guard at a health centre, where a briefing was held for staff and visitors after the shooting left four people wounded. The wounded are reported to be two French nationals and additional immigrants, though the identities of the individuals remain undisclosed.The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and investigators are following up on the suspect's motives and potential terrorist links. On Friday evening, the local police force conducted a thorough search of Kevin T's vehicle, the Renault Clio, which was suspected of having been used in the attack.Personal Documents Shed Light On IdeologyIn addition to the weapon, investigators found a number of personal documents, photographs, and material that could shed light on the suspect's ideology. While authorities have announced that the criminal case will proceed under the judiciary's mass trials procedure for this type of case, the investigation remains under the supervision of the anti‑terror unit stationed in the Paris region. The incident has cast a shadow over government efforts to quell the unrest in the capital and surrounding regions.As the second part of the nationwide demonstration on Saturday continued, police feared that this violent action could ignite new rounds of unrest or further protests. Several French officials, including the interior minister, have urged calm, while the European Union's foreign office has called the attack a "deep moral scar" that threatens France's social cohesion.In short, a single handgun shooter, Kevin T, used a historic weapon, provoked the reaction to widespread unrest and deliberately targeted people by race, both of which have invoked a specialised investigation, and the matter is being dealt with at a national terrorism prosecutor's office. He stole an old machine gun, used a vehicle to give a shooting spree, and the content of the attack's motivation raised the entire case to a terrorist‑hate crime level.The investigation is ongoing, and authorities continue to examine evidence for further possible accomplices or co‑organizers. The national public, meanwhile, is expected to remain on edge while France's law‑enforcement efforts prevail through manners of adversity it used to develop.