At least two people were killed and four wounded in a shooting in central Paris, a judicial source close to the investigation told NBC News Friday.
Two of the wounded were in critical condition, the source said, adding that a 69-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the crime.
The shooter’s motives were not immediately clear.
The shooting occurred in a Kurdish cultural center and a restaurant and hairdresser nearby, according to the mayor for the 10th arrondissement, Alexandra Cordebard.
Speaking to reporters at the scene, she said the “real motivation″ for the shooting on rue d’Enghien, a busy shopping street that was bustling with shoppers ahead of the holiday weekend, remains unclear.
Paris’ Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire tweeted his thanks to security forces for their “swift action.”
“Thoughts for the victims and those who witnessed this drama,” he added.
Paris has been rocked by multiple violent attacks in recent years. In 2020, a middle school teacher who showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad was decapitated by a man who was later shot dead by police.
In 2015, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for multiple coordinated gun and bomb attacks on entertainment venues around the city which left 130 dead and 368 wounded.
Nancy Ing reported from Paris and Leila Sackur from London.
Reuters contributed.
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