A gunman opened fire from a car in Trappes and Verrière, towns west of Paris, on Friday, killing one person and injuring five others, including a 12-year-old girl who was shot eight times. President Emmanuel Macron visited the scene that night and described the attack as "premeditated" and a "racist terrorist attack."
Macron condemned racism in French society in response to the shooting. The 12-year-old victim is receiving hospital treatment for her injuries.
The source material does not identify the gunman, provide his motive, name the deceased victim, specify the identities of the other four injured adults, or detail what motivated Macron's characterization of the attack as racist. The Guardian's report names the locations and confirms the casualty count and the president's on-site response, but leaves core questions about the perpetrator and the nature of the alleged racism unresolved in this excerpt.