Prosecutors Launch Investigation After Shooting Near Paris Hospital Under 'Murder' Article

Prosecutors Launch Investigation After Shooting Near Paris Hospital Under 'Murder' Article

The prosecutor's office of Paris launched an investigation under articles related to a muder and an attempted murder over a shooting incident near a hospital that killed one person and injured another

PARIS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 12th April, 2021) The prosecutor's office of Paris launched an investigation under articles related to a muder and an attempted murder over a shooting incident near a hospital that killed one person and injured another.

A man and a woman sustained gunshot wounds near a hospital in the 16th arrondissement of the French capital.

The shooter managed to run away, law enforcement agents are currently trying to establish his whereabouts. A police source later told Sputnik that the injured man died.

"The Paris prosecutor's office has launched an investigation under the articles 'murder' and 'attempted murder'. A criminal brigade was tasked with the investigation," the prosecutor's office told Sputnik.