Suspect arrested after Paris-area shooting kills one and wounds five A gunman opened fire at three locations in Trappes and La Verriere near Paris, killing one person and wounding five others, including a 12-year-old girl. French authorities are treating the attack as a terrorist crime with a possible racist motive, and a suspect has been arrested. A gunman firing from a vehicle in the Paris suburbs on Friday killed one person and wounded five others, including a 12-year-old girl, in what French authorities are treating as a terrorist crime with a possible racist motive. A suspect was arrested and taken into police custody, police said. The shootings occurred at three separate locations in the towns of Trappes and La Verriere, near Paris, and took less than 15 minutes in total, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nunez. He told reporters in Trappes that a deadly rampage took place that morning. Nunez said the attacker fatally shot one person and wounded five others, three of them very seriously, with their lives in danger.Terrorist Investigation Opens After ShootingHe said the suspect fired what appears to have been a military-grade weapon, or at least an automatic weapon. France's National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's office took charge of the case and opened a criminal investigation into several offenses. These include murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise with the aggravating circumstance that the act was committed on account of the victim's actual or perceived membership of a particular race, ethnic group, nationality or religion.Nunez praised the five officers from the anti-crime brigade who stopped the suspect, saying he commended them for their swift response. Asked about reports that the suspect's home had been booby-trapped with gas cylinders, Nunez said authorities had heard those reports and the investigation would establish the facts. Trappes Mayor Ali Rabeh said the gunman appeared to have fired relatively randomly, targeting passersby at several locations including a playground.He called it probably one of the first attempted mass killings motivated by Islamophobia and racism, describing it as a terrorist attack with racist, likely Islamophobic, overtones. Rabeh previously said the person killed was of African origin, while one of those critically wounded was of North African origin. Aurore Berge, the minister for gender equality and the fight against discriminations, said the 12-year-old girl was very seriously injured.Macron Expresses Sorrow Over Paris AttackIf a racist motive is established, Berge said she hopes the whole nation will stand alongside the residents of Trappes, La Verriere, and the victims. She added that France cannot tolerate even the slightest racist remark in the French Republic. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his deep sorrow following the shooting and paid tribute to the victims.In this terrible ordeal, the nation stands with them, he wrote on X. The shooting happened as France braces for another day of protests against the high cost of living on Saturday. Major museums are closing their doors and the government is deploying a significantly larger security presence to prevent a repeat of last week's violent unrest, which shocked the country. Forensic investigators searched for evidence after the shooting in Trappes outside Paris on Friday, October 23, 2026.France Braces for Protests Amid FearThe attack has raised concerns about racism and terrorism in France, with authorities promising a thorough investigation into the suspect's motives and any possible accomplices.