THE GUARDIAN: Man aged 69 arrested after reportedly opening fire on a group of people at a Kurdish cultural centre
Two people died and four have been wounded, including two in a critical condition, after a shooting in central Paris, French media reported.
Le Parisien newspaper said a 69-year-old man opened fire on a group of people at the Ahmet-Kaya Kurdish cultural centre on rue d’Enghien in the French capital’s 10th arrondissement on Friday morning.
Shots were also fired at a hairdresser’s and a restaurant in the street, the arrondissement’s mayor, Alexandra Cordebard, told BFM TV, adding that the suspect himself had been wounded.
Paris prosecutors told the public broadcaster France Télévisions that police had arrested the alleged gunman and seized his weapon soon after the shooting. The suspect, a French national, was a retired train conductor, according to reports. » | Jon Henley | Friday, December 23, 2022
LIVE EN COURS : Coups de feu à Paris en direct : au moins trois personnes tuées près d’un centre culturel kurde, un homme arrêté : Trois autres personnes ont été grièvement blessées rue d’Enghien, dans le 10e arrondissement. Selon une source proche de l’enquête contactée par « Le Monde », le suspect, William M., 69 ans, était déjà connu « pour tentative d’homicide volontaire dans un camp de migrants » du 12e arrondissement en 2021. »
