Paris shooting death toll rises to 3, several injured

Three people were killed and three others injured during a shooting Friday morning in central Paris, the Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.

Speaking to local media at the scene of the shooting, Beccuau confirmed that the suspect had two criminal records before.

The suspect was indicted for acts of violence of racist nature with a weapon and premeditation for injuring two with a knife in a migrant camp in east Paris in 2021.

According to her, the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office is assessing if the shooting is of a terrorist nature.

The mayor of the 10th arrondissement of Paris Alexandra Cordebard said that the suspect opened fire in three places in the street, a community centre, a restaurant, and a hair salon.

The Paris police criminal brigade is questioning the suspect who was arrested immediately after the shooting, BFMTV reported.