Suspect in Champs Elysees shooting under formal investigation

His DNA was found on the weapon used by the shooter, identified as Karim Cheurfi, who had opened fire on a police vehicle parked on the famous avenue in Paris.

By :  migrator
Update: 2017-05-20 11:25 GMT
Police officers block the access to the Champs Elysees in Paris (File | AFP)

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Suspect in Champs Elysees shooting under formal investigation

A man believed to have been an accomplice of the shooter who killed a policeman on Paris' Champs Elysees in April was placed under a formal investigation and remanded in custody, a judicial source said today.

His DNA was found on the weapon used by the shooter, identified as Karim Cheurfi, who had opened fire on a police vehicle parked on the famous avenue in Paris, killing one officer and injuring two others before being shot dead.

The man arrested was unknown to anti-terrorist services, the source said.

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