The author of a shooting in front of a mosque in Brest (France) that left two wounded is found dead

A shooting near a mosque in Brest, France, has caused two injuries and one death, the shooter himself. The shooter fled after the incident and was found dead shortly thereafter. So far the reasons for this shooting remain unknown. The events took place shortly after 4:00 p.m. in front of the Pontanezen mosque when the attacker opened fire, wounding two people, including the imam of Rachid El Jay, who has received four bullets, according to the local newspaper Ouest France. The perpetrator of the shooting has fled in a car, for which the local authorities have asked the neighbors to stay away from the scene of the events. mobilized to arrest the perpetrator of the shots that left two wounded outside the Pontanezen mosque, in Brest ", said on Twitter the Interior Minister, Christophe Castaner, who has asked to strengthen surveillance in places of worship throughout the country Hours later, the suspect was found dead near the car in which he had fled. At the moment the circumstances of his death are unknown. The local Prosecutor's Office has confirmed that it works in coordination with the Paris Antiterrorist Prosecutor's Office, although it has stressed that they are still trying to clarify the cause of the attack.