21 Apr 2017

Gun attack on Champs Elysee

From Morning Report, 7:40 am on 21 April 2017

A police officer has been killed and another wounded in a shooting on the Champs Elysee in Paris.

Emergency services on Paris' Champs-Elysees

Emergency services on Paris' Champs-Elysees Photo: AFP

Christian Malard from i24 news in Paris has been monitoring developments as helicopters fly over the area.

He tells Morning Report the shooting comes as the first round of the 2017 French presidential elections are about to get underway.