Gunman kills four in shootings near Dunkirk in France

Paris, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – A gunman in northern France, killed two migrants and two security guards in shootings on Saturday, in the town of Loon-Plage, located near Dunkirk, according to police.

The suspected perpetrator has turned himself in, a police spokeswoman said. The motive and circumstances of the crimes were initially unclear.

According to French media reports, a fifth person died from gunshots in nearby Wormhout, in a shooting that may be related.

The local newspaper La Voix du Nord wrote that the suspect, was a man in his early 20s.

GNA