Strasbourg shooting suspect was due to be arrested Tuesday morning: source close to probe

Police, firefighters and emergency services intervene on Place Gutenberg after a shooting on December 11, 2018 in Strasbourg, eastern France. – The suspect who killed at least two people and injured 11 at Strasbourg’s market was due to be arrested by police earlier in the day over a separate attempted murder, a source close to the investigation said. (Photo by Abdesslam MIRDASS / AFP)

PARIS, France (AFP) — The suspect who killed at least two people and injured 11 at Strasbourg’s market on Tuesday was due to be arrested by police earlier in the day over a separate attempted murder, a source close to the investigation said.

Police said the suspected gunman was known to authorities and was on France’s “S” watchlist of suspected extremists.

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