Paris shooting suspect charged

PARIS: The Paris prosecutor has lodged a preliminary charge against the suspect in a shooting spree at media offices and a bank.
In a statement, the prosecutor said Abdelhakim Dekhar was charged with several attempted murders and a kidnapping lasting fewer than seven days.
Dekhar is the suspect in shootings at a television station, a newspaper office and a French bank. He is also believed to have forced a driver to take him into central Paris. In one of the shootings, a photographer’s assistant was gravely wounded.
Police found Dekhar semi-conscious in a parking garage following suicide attempt. Police found a letter with him that criticized media manipulation. Dekhar is being held in pre-trial detention.