Fourth death after shooting rampage in Strasbourg

A FOURTH person has died after Tuesday’s attack on a Christmas market in Strasbourg, prosecutors said.

The Paris prosecutor’s office did not reveal the identity of the fourth person who died but said the victim was among those injured in the shooting and was previously described as “in critical condition”.

It came as investigators try to establish whether the main suspect was helped by accomplices while on the run.

Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz, who handles terror cases throughout France, told a news conference that seven people are in police custody, including four members of Cherif Chekatt’s family.

The 29-year-old was shot dead on Thursday during a police operation in the Neudorf neighbourhood of the city. Investigators found a gun, a knife and ammunition on Chekatt’s body.