Four stabbed to death at Paris police headquarters

October 5, 2019 On Thursday at the headquarters of the in Paris, France, an IT worker went on a stabbing spree, killing four. A fifth person was hospitalized in critical condition. The attacker was shot dead by police. Three of the victims were male police officers and the fourth was a female office worker.

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Officials said the man was 45 years old and born in the French territory of Martinique. He lived in, a suburb of Paris. He was employed with the police since 2003 and was hearing impaired. According to Agence France-Presse, which cited sources close to the investigation, the man had converted to Islam a year-and-a-half ago.

The police headquarters, which is situated on an island in the river, was blocked off after the attack. station, part of the, was temporarily closed.

The mayor of Paris,, wrote on Twitter: