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What We Know So Far About the Paris Shooting

A policeman and a gunman are both dead after a shoot out in central Paris last night.

French President François Hollande called the Thursday night shooting on Paris' Champs-Élysées that left one police officer dead and two others injured "terrorist in nature." The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack through its Amaq channel, the AFP reports, also referring to the man as "the Belgian."

A French Interior Ministry spokesperson said the incident began in the early evening, when the attacker started shooting at police officers stationed on the famed shopping destination in Central Paris. The attacker was eventually killed in a shootout with police. The Champs-Élysées, which draws thousands of tourists each day, remained on lockdown as police continue their investigation.

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