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Attacker shot dead after murdering French police officer and taking his family hostage in Paris suburbs Police officer and wife killed in knife attack in Paris suburb before officers shoot dead suspect
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A French police officer and his wife have been killed in knife attacks by an unknown assailant, who has now been shot dead by police after a tense stand off.  A French police officer and his wife, who worked for the Ministry of the Interior, have been killed in knife attacks by an unknown assailant, who has now been shot dead by police after a tense stand off in the family home.
A small boy, 3, was caught up in the hostage situation which followed but was later rescued by police.  The couple's three-year-old son was caught up in the hostage situation which followed but was found unharmed when police stormed the house, in the Paris suburb of Magnanville on Monday night. 
The man, named in in local media as Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, deputy chief of judicial police at Les Mureaux police station, was killed first at around 8pm. One of the victims, named in in local media as Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, deputy chief of judicial police at Les Mureaux police station, was killed first at around 8pm.
The officer, aged 42, was returning home, out of uniform, when he was stabbed nine times in the abdomen, reported Le Figaro newspaper. Mr Salvaing, aged 42, was returning home, out of uniform, when he was stabbed nine times in the abdomen, reported Le Figaro newspaper.
His attacker then entered his home and held the man's wife hostage, along with the couple's three year old son.  His attacker then entered his home and held the man's wife hostage, along with the couple's three-year-old son. 
Elite police commandos from the RAID unit attended the the scene and authorities entered negotiations with the attacker. The street was also sealed off. Elite police commandos from the RAID unit attended the the scene as authorities entered negotiations with the attacker. The street was also sealed off.
At nearly 11pm, shots and an explosion were heard, and police entered the house.At nearly 11pm, shots and an explosion were heard, and police entered the house.
The attacker was then shot dead. The attacker was then shot dead. 
The child has been resuced unhurt, but is in a state of shock, according to French radio reports. The child has been resuced unhurt, but is in a state of shock, according to French radio reports. 
Paris has been a city on edge since an Islamist attack in November killed more than 100 people, but there is nothing yet to suggest this incident is terror related.  Online rumours that the killer had broadcast images of the second killing were partially substantiated by an official tweet from the Police National account asking people not to share "malicious images".
More as this developing story evolves.