STRASBOURG, France — Two police officials have identified the suspected Strasbourg gunman as 29-year-old Cherif Chekatt. ADVERTISEMENTThe official said his apartment was searched by police on Tuesday morning — hours before the shooting — in an investigation for attempted murder. The suspect was still on the run on Wednesday after he fired gunshots near the famous Christmas market of Strasbourg, killing three and wounding at least 13 people. The suspected Strasbourg gunman was convicted of robbery in Germany in 2016 and sentenced to two years and three months in prison for breaking into a dental practice and a pharmacy. The European Parliament is planning a minute of silence at noon to remember the victims of the Strasbourg shooting, which happened only a few kilometers from the legislature.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 12, 2018 10:52 UTC