Two people have died and four others were wounded in a shooting in central Paris on Friday, according to police and the public prosecutor's office.
Two of the wounded are in critical condition.
"An investigation has been opened on charges of murder, intentional homicide and aggravated violence," and "the investigations have been entrusted for the time being to the 2nd district of the judicial police (DPJ)," the prosecutor's office added.
A suspect, "a man aged between 60 and 70 was arrested and placed in custody," and "his identity (was) being determined".
The incident occurred on rue d'Enghien, located between Saint-Denis and Montmartre in the French capital's 10th district.
Paris police asked people to avoid the area and allow for the services to intervene.
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