Strasbourg Shooting Death Toll Rises To 4 - Reports

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published December 14, 2018 | 09:02 PM

The death toll from the recent gun attack on Strasbourg's Christmas market rose to four on Friday after a wounded individual died, local media reported, citing the Paris prosecutor's office.

PARIS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 14th December, 2018) The death toll from the recent gun attack on Strasbourg's Christmas market rose to four on Friday after a wounded individual died, local media reported, citing the Paris prosecutor's office.

According to the BFMTV broadcaster, the person succumbed to his wounds earlier in the day.

On Tuesday, an attacker opened fire close to the famed Christmas market. The gunman was identified by police as a local resident named Cherif Chekatt, 29, who had been known to the law enforcement for previous offenses.

Late on Thursday, the French interior minister confirmed that the suspected shooter had been killed by police.