This article is from the source 'independent' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/shooting-in-france-three-reported-dead-at-roma-camp-10471562.html
The article has changed 8 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 6 | Version 7 |
|---|---|
| Roye shooting: Four dead at traveller camp in France | Roye shooting: Four dead at traveller camp in France |
| (4 months later) | |
| A gunman has killed three members of the same family – including a baby – and a police officer, during a shooting at a travellers’ camp in north-eastern France. | A gunman has killed three members of the same family – including a baby – and a police officer, during a shooting at a travellers’ camp in north-eastern France. |
| The suspect, who is a member of the traveller community in the town of Roye, killed a six-month-old baby, a woman and a man believed to be a grandfather during the attack at 4:30pm, near an Intermarche supermarket, according to police and a Paris prosecutor. | The suspect, who is a member of the traveller community in the town of Roye, killed a six-month-old baby, a woman and a man believed to be a grandfather during the attack at 4:30pm, near an Intermarche supermarket, according to police and a Paris prosecutor. |
| Greeting police arriving on the scene with gunfire, the shooter seriously injured one 44-year-old officer – who later died - and slightly wounded another. | Greeting police arriving on the scene with gunfire, the shooter seriously injured one 44-year-old officer – who later died - and slightly wounded another. |
| The suspect also seriously wounded a three-year-old child, before police shot and injured him as they carried out an arrest. | |
| Those hurt have been rushed to the University Hospital of Amiens, where those waiting for patients have been asked to leave so more victims can be quickly sent into the building, France 3 Picardie has reported. | Those hurt have been rushed to the University Hospital of Amiens, where those waiting for patients have been asked to leave so more victims can be quickly sent into the building, France 3 Picardie has reported. |
| French President Francois Hollande has expressed his condolences to those affected by the incident. | French President Francois Hollande has expressed his condolences to those affected by the incident. |
| Police and firemen are attending the scene and attempting to pinpoint the motive behind the shooting. A police source told The Telegraph that the incident is understood to be “criminal matter”, and not linked to terrorism. | Police and firemen are attending the scene and attempting to pinpoint the motive behind the shooting. A police source told The Telegraph that the incident is understood to be “criminal matter”, and not linked to terrorism. |
| Footage appears to show a police helicopter scouting the area of the incident. | Footage appears to show a police helicopter scouting the area of the incident. |
| The interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, has praised the police in the wake of the attack. | The interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, has praised the police in the wake of the attack. |
| “Once again the security forces have demonstrated their courage,” Bernard Cazeneuve said, according to The Telegraph. | “Once again the security forces have demonstrated their courage,” Bernard Cazeneuve said, according to The Telegraph. |
| Expressing his condolences, Cazeneuve went on: "A man has killed a 6-month-baby in cold blood." | Expressing his condolences, Cazeneuve went on: "A man has killed a 6-month-baby in cold blood." |
| Local deputy mayor Freddy Cantrel told BFM TV that the suspect is a member of the travelling community. | Local deputy mayor Freddy Cantrel told BFM TV that the suspect is a member of the travelling community. |
| The shooting comes days after a suspected terror attack was foiled on a high-speed train heading for Paris. | The shooting comes days after a suspected terror attack was foiled on a high-speed train heading for Paris. |
| More to follow | More to follow |