French Police Shoot Attacker Dead After Stabbing Spree in Paris Park

French Police Shoot Attacker Dead After Stabbing Spree in Paris Park
French police secure an area in Villejuif near Paris, France, on Jan. 3, 2020 after police shot dead a man who tried to stab several people in a public park. Charles Platiau/Reuters
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French police shot dead a man who killed one person and injured two more in a stabbing spree at a park in Paris. The attack took place in Villejuif, about 5 miles south of central Paris, on Friday.

The deceased was identified as 56-year-old man who was on a walk with his wife at the park when he was attacked, the town’s mayor, Franck Le Bohellec, said, reported Deutsche Welle. The attacker had targeted the victim’s wife, and the man was fatally stabbed when he intervened to protect her. The woman was not seriously injured.