Paris Police Shoot Man Near Notre-Dame After Hammer Attack

  • Officer sustains head injury after being attacked with hammer
  • Notre Dame area evcuated as police ask visitors to stay away
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

A Paris police officer fired at a man who attacked him with a hammer Tuesday near the Notre-Dame cathedral.

The French capital’s police said the situation is under control, and that the assailant has been taken to a hospital.