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A shooting in the Paris suburbs killed one person and injured five others on Friday, October 23, with the incident involving the towns of Trappes and Verrière. President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Trappes, characterized it as a racist terrorist attack, according to reporting on his remarks.

The gunman allegedly opened fire from a car, according to the supplied reports. The shooting left one person dead and five others injured, with the victims' identities not provided in the available material.

A 12-year-old girl was among those injured and was reported to have been shot eight times. The available reports do not identify her or the other victims.

Macron visited Trappes and met officials and residents after the shooting. During the visit, he condemned what he called a racist terrorist attack, a characterization also attributed to the French presidency in the supplied reporting. The material does not independently establish the formal legal classification of the incident.

According to reporting by the Times of India, Macron said the victims had been targeted because of their skin colour or perceived religion. That account presents the motive as a statement by Macron; the supplied evidence does not independently establish it.

Macron also said statements by the suspect indicated that the attack had been planned in advance, according to the Times of India and The Guardian. The supplied evidence attributes that assessment to Macron rather than independently verifying premeditation. The Times of India further reported that police arrested the suspect less than 20 minutes after the shooting began; the suspect's identity was not provided.

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  1. The GuardianMacron condemns racism after one killed in ‘terrorist’ shooting near Paris
  2. South China Morning PostMacron condemns ‘racist terrorist attack’ after deadly shooting near Paris
  3. Times of India‘A racist terror attack’: Emmanuel Macron condemns deadly shooting near Paris