Two people got killed and four suffered injuries in a shooting incident in Central Paris on Friday. Police have arrested a 69-year-old suspect.
Police had cordoned off the area in the 10th arrondissement of the French capital, and the Paris police department had warned people to stay away from the area. According to reports, the shooter opened fire on a group of people at a Kurdish cultural centre. Police nabbed the suspect and seized the weapon soon after the incident. The suspect, a French national, was reportedly a retired train conductor.
According to the prosecutor's office, a probe has been initiated for murder, voluntary manslaughter and aggravated violence. BBC reported that Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin was heading to Paris to visit the scene of the "dramatic shooting", adding that his thoughts were with the victims' friends and family.
