Five people were killed in shootings in northern France, including near a migrant camp, and a 22-year-old man surrendered to police, according to French media.
Four people, two security guards and two immigrants, were shot dead on the coastal stretch of Loon-Plage, near Dunkirk, anonymous security sources told French media.
According to the AFP news agency, the gunman also confessed to having participated in a previous shooting in the nearby town of Wormhout.
Local media said weapons were found in the suspect’s car and Dunkirk Mayor Patrice Vergriete said the motive behind the attacks “remains unknown.”
Vergriete called the incident a “tragedy” and said that “an individual coldly murdered several people” in the area.
Xavier Bertrand, president of the regional assembly, confirmed on day X that five people had died in a “tragic event.”
French media reported a large presence of emergency services near a migrant camp, although it is unclear whether the shootings took place inside a settlement.
Loon-Plage is home to several temporary settlements housing migrants. It is close to Calais and the Strait of Dover, which is the narrowest part of the Channel.
Similar camps along the northern coast of France have been used by people trying to reach the UK in small boats.
(BBC)
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