Archive · 14 Nov 2025
Paris Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man at Montparnasse Station
Imagine a busy train station in Paris where police were waiting for a man they were investigating for a crime.
When they met him, he had a knife and showed it to them.
The police shot him in the leg to stop him from hurting anyone.
After being shot, the man then hurt himself with the knife.
A stray bullet from the police also hit someone in the foot.
This caused a lot of fear and panic among the people traveling, especially because it happened not long after a major terrorist attack anniversary.
French police shot and wounded a knife-wielding man at Paris' Montparnasse train station on Friday.
The prosecutor's office stated the 34-year-old man was shot in the leg and then stabbed himself in the throat.
A passer-by was hit in the foot by one of the police shots.
The man was being investigated for domestic violence and waved a knife at officers.
The incident caused panic among commuters, bringing back memories of past attacks.
- Who
- French police and a 34-year-old knife-wielding man
- What
- Police shot and wounded a man who then stabbed himself; a bystander was also injured by a stray bullet.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Montparnasse train station, Paris
- Why
- The man was being investigated for domestic violence and waved a knife at officers.
Police Source
Prosecutor's Office
Injuries to the Suspect
Police Source
The man was in hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Prosecutor's Office
The man was shot in the leg by an officer and then stabbed himself in the throat, and was quickly taken care of by emergency services.
Context of Police Presence
Police Source
Police were waiting for the man at Montparnasse station.
Prosecutor's Office
Police were waiting for the man at Montparnasse as part of an investigation of domestic violence.
- Location
- Montparnasse train station, Paris
- Date
- Friday
- Suspect's Age
- 34-year-old
- Weapons Involved
- Knife, Firearm
- Injuries to Suspect
- Shot in the leg, self-inflicted stab wound to the throat, life-threatening injuries reported by a source.
- Injuries to Bystander
- One passer-by hit in the foot by a police shot.
- Reason for Police Investigation
- Domestic violence
