France, Oct. 23 -- The shootings took place in Trappes and La Verriere, two suburbs in the Yvelines department west of Paris.

The attacker fired at five people in different locations from a vehicle, using "what appears to have been a military-grade weapon, or at least an automatic weapon", Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said.

A suspect was arrested and placed in police custody, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu wrote on X. He was not known to the intelligence services.

Several locations in Trappes were targeted, including a petrol station, a health centre and a playground, Mayor Ali Rabeh told news channel BFMTV. The man killed was of African origin, while another of North African origin was critically wounded.

"The gunman was cl...