2022 Paris shooting
| 2022 Paris shooting | |
|---|---|
General view of the rue d'Enghien from the crossroads with rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis. | |
| Location | 48°52′19″N 02°21′06″E / 48.87194°N 2.35167°E 10th arrondissement of Paris, France |
| Date | 23 December 2022 10:40 CET (UTC+1) |
| Target | Kurdish people |
Attack type | Mass shooting, right-wing terrorism |
| Weapon | .45 Colt handgun |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 4 (including the suspect) |
| Perpetrator | William Mallet |
| Motive | Anti-Kurdish sentiment, racism, xenophobia |
On 23 December 2022, a mass shooting occurred at three Kurdish locations in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. Three people were killed and three others were wounded in and around a Kurdish cultural center on Rue d'Enghien.
Investigators believe the shooting to be an act of right-wing terrorism. The suspect, 69-year-old William Mallet, has confessed to having been motivated by racism, and declared that he "didn't like the Kurds".