A policewoman investigating a traffic accident was shot and killed near Paris earlier this morning. Police, however, are cautioning the media from linking this attack to yesterday’s deadly attack against Charlie Hebdo magazine:
Policewoman shot by gunman in southern Paris has died of her wounds, police sources say http://t.co/xyhfDTpd5l
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/JeffHarrison/status/553138427722731520
https://twitter.com/denverpost/status/553140530864226304
AFP is reporting that the assailant was wearing a “bullet-proof vest“:
A policewoman who was shot by a gunman wearing a bullet-proof vest just outside Paris has died and a second victim is in serious condition, police said Thursday.
It should be noted that media outlets in the past have confused conventional tactical vests or other clothing with body armor.
Some photos from the scene:
A policewoman has died after a shooting in Paris this morning. #c4news pic.twitter.com/UDI5jlEwxL
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) January 8, 2015
BREAKING: A second #ParisShooting reported in the south of the city http://t.co/poSkbhHqei pic.twitter.com/qAFPUqMweh
— Newsweek UK (@NewsweekUK) January 8, 2015
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Gunman kills a policewoman in #Paris; man seriously injured: http://t.co/ygQNzzOF00 /@BBCnews pic.twitter.com/eiuOtwpwh2
— Stratos Safioleas (@stratosathens) January 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/martijnheeroma/status/553134004833357824
Update:
Police now treating Montrouge attack as a second terrorist attack. Unclear if direct links to Charlie Hebdo. Road at scene now reopen.
— Dan Rivers (@danriversitv) January 8, 2015
Attack that killed policewoman south of Paris being treated as "terrorist", French prosecutors say http://t.co/Dz1HZhy2Ul
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 8, 2015
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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