PARIS, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and four others were wounded after an individual opened fire on Friday on a street in Trappes, a town in the Yvelines department southwest of Paris, French daily Le Figaro reported.
The shooting occurred at around 10:30 a.m. local time (0830 GMT), and emergency services were responding on the scene, Le Figaro reported.
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed the casualties on social media platform X, adding that the suspect had been arrested and placed in police custody.
The shooting came amid ongoing widespread protests across France over the cost of living, rising fuel prices and school funding shortfalls, among others. ■