French police officers securing the area around the shooting scene in Trappes, Yvelines, on Friday (23/10/2026) — image from Actu Orange's video coverage. (Source: actu.orange.fr)
Key Facts
The shooting took place on Friday (23/10/2026) at around 10:30 a.m. local time (3:30 p.m. WIB) in Trappes and La Verrière, Yvelines department, about 25–30 km from Paris; the gunman fired from a moving grey Renault Clio.
The weapon used was a World War II-era submachine gun (Sten MK II); shots were fired indiscriminately at several locations, including a playground, a petrol station, a pharmacy and a health center.
A 26-year-old man was killed at square Pergaud in Trappes; four others were seriously wounded, including a 12-year-old girl who was shot eight times and taken to Necker Hospital in Paris in stable condition.
The 39-year-old suspect, identified as Kevin T., was arrested in Coignières less than 10 minutes after the first emergency call by the BAC anti-crime brigade of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
France's national anti-terrorism prosecutor (PNAT) has taken over the investigation with the qualification of 'murder' and 'attempted murders in connection with a terrorist enterprise', plus the aggravating circumstance of racial/ethnic/religious motive; Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called it 'clearly a terrorist crime'.
President Emmanuel Macron expressed deep grief and stood with the victims; Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called the events 'very serious' and fully mobilized security and judicial forces.
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