(VOVWORLD) - After a two-day manhunt, authorities in France say police found and killed the gunman who shot three people dead at a Christmas market in Strasbourg.
The French special police forces in Strasbourg on December 13, 2018 (Photo: Reuters) |
Chérif Chekatt was shot dead on Thursday evening in an area of south-east Strasbourg. More than 700 French security agents had been hunting the suspect since the bloodshed on Tuesday night. ISIS has claimed that Chekatt is one of its soldiers.