Deadly shooting in Paris suburb may be terrorist act, officials say

A gunman firing from his car killed one person and wounded four in the Paris suburb of Trappes on Friday, authorities said, and prosecutors investigating the case as a potential terrorist act. Officials say at least two of the victims were from immigrant backgrounds. The man, who was arrested shortly after, was "firing at random, wanting to cause a bloodbath" as he drove through Trappes and neighbouring La Verriere, Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh told broadcaster BFMTV.A 12-year-old girl was "seriously wounded" after being shot eight times, but is in stable condition, the mayor of La Verriere, Nicolas Dainville, told the Agence France-Press news agency.The alleged shooter — a 39-year-old man, according to a source familiar with the case — was arrested in the nearby town of Coignieres.Rabeh, who said the man was firing in a "relatively random" manner, noted that the person killed was "of African origin" and one of the wounded, "in critical condition, is of north African origin." Prosecutors said they were investigating whether the acts targeted the "real or supposed race, ethnicity, nationality or religion" of the victims. They said they have opened an investigation for "murder in connecti...