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Trappes shooting suspect transferred to police psychiatric unit

French authorities suspended the custody of the suspected Trappes gunman and transferred him to a police psychiatric unit for observation on Sunday.

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French anti-terrorism prosecutors suspended the police custody of the suspect in the Trappes shooting for psychiatric reasons on Sunday, Euronews and Le Monde reported. The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office announced that the suspected gunman was moved to a psychiatric unit of the Paris police prefecture. [1][2]

According to Euronews, the transfer is for a period of observation that could last up to 48 hours. The measure will assess whether the condition of the suspect is compatible with further questioning. [1]

The shooting on Friday killed a 26-year-old and left five people injured, including a 12-year-old girl who remains in critical condition, Euronews reported. French President Emmanuel Macron visited Trappes on Friday and described the shooting as a racist terrorist attack. As FTMQ News reported earlier, the suspect opened fire from a car in Trappes and La Verrière before being arrested. [1][4]

Trappes is a commune in the Yvelines department in the northern Île-de-France region. It is situated in the western outer suburbs of Paris, 26.7 kilometres from the centre of the capital. [3]

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In short

  • The suspect in the Trappes shooting was moved to a Paris police psychiatric unit on Sunday.
  • The transfer allows for up to 48 hours of observation to determine if questioning can continue.
  • The Friday shooting killed one person and injured five others, including a 12-year-old girl in critical condition.
  • French President Emmanuel Macron visited Trappes and called the shooting a racist terrorist attack.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Suspected Trappes gunman moved to police psychiatric unitEuronews, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Suspected shooter in racist Trappes attack put in French police psychiatric unitLe Monde.fr, 5h ago

Background

  1. [3]Trappes on Wikipedia
  2. [4]French president condemns deadly drive by shooting near Paris FTMQ News, 1d ago
  3. [5]Man killed in suspected road rage shooting on George Washington Bridge FTMQ News, 3d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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