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Left: French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Trappes, France, October 23, 2026. Right: French police and rescue forces work at the scene after a drive-by shooting that killed one person and injured several others in Trappes, France, October 23, 2026.

Stephanie Lecocq, Hannah McKay/Pool via Reuters

There was a series of shootings on Friday in Trappes, France. One person was murdered and five others injured, including a twelve-year-old girl, who was hit eight times and is in a serious but reportedly stable condition.

The French interior minister said the (sole) suspect, who has been caught, used what appeared to be “a military-grade weapon, or at least an automatic weapon, on five people in different locations.” He also said that there was “a rather strong indication” that the crime was terror-related.

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