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France shooting: Two people in critical condition after man opens fire near Paris | France shooting: Two people in critical condition after man opens fire near Paris |
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Two people are in a critical condition after a man opened fire near a supermarket in a town west of Paris. | Two people are in a critical condition after a man opened fire near a supermarket in a town west of Paris. |
Elite police officers have surrounded the apartment where the suspect has taken refuge in the town of Port-Marly. | |
The man, believed to be in his 60s, reportedly opened fire at a 57-year-old cashier with a shotgun and then targeted a 73-year-old man before fleeing the scene. | |
He is known to police for violent behaviour, according to BMF TV. | |
A police spokesman said: "[The shooter] went home and the RAID [elite police unit] is readying for negotiations with him." | |
The shooter is believed to have been a regular customer at the supermarket, The Local reports, and the shooting has been described as a "personal dispute". | |
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