This is a list of known mass shootings that have occurred in France. Mass shootings are firearm-related incidents with at least four casualties. As of April 2026, 812 people have been killed and 1,077 people have been wounded in 278 shootings, with a total of 1,889 casualties (including perpetrator/s).
21st century 2020s Date Location Dead Injured Total DescriptionNice, Alpes-Maritimes268Two people were killed and six others were injured, three critically, in a drive-by shooting at Place des Amaryllis.Villers-en-Arthies, Île-de-France404A police officer shot his ex-wife and two children dead before killing himself.Le Diamant, Martinique044Four people were wounded during a party on a beach.Livry-Gargan, Île-de-France044Four people were shot and wounded. A handgun was recovered near the scene.Loon-Plage, Hauts-de-France055Five people were wounded by gunfire at a migrant camp.Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur257Two people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting. An investigation into intentional homicide by an organized gang and attempted intentional homicide by an organized gang was opened.Châlons-en-Champagne, Grand Est044Four men were shot and wounded by unknown attackers.Le Vauclin, Martinique246Two people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a rented home.Nîmes, Occitania066Three people shot from two vehicles at a group of individuals, wounding six, including four teenagers.Goult, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur235Four assailants opened fire at a wedding, killing the bride and wounding three other people, including the husband and their child. One of the assailants also died.Loon-Plage, Hauts-de-France156A man and a teenager were arrested after a person was killed and five other people wounded in a shooting at a migrant camp.Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes044Two men opened fire on a group of four men standing around an area known for drug trafficking, wounding them, before fleeing by electric scooter.Saint-Esprit, Martinique224Two people were killed and two people were wounded on the D5 road.Fort-de-France, Martinique134A shootout left a man dead and three other people wounded in the Terres-Sainville neighbourhood.Ajaccio, Corsica167A 40-year-old convict fired at a man he had a dispute with in a bar, killing the man and wounding six bystanders.Loon-Plage, Hauts-de-France5052024 Nord Department killings: Five people were killed between Loon-Plage and Wormhout by a 22-year-old man armed with four weapons. The man later turned himself in.Fort-de-France, Martinique235Multiple shooters burst into an apartment and shot and killed a woman and a teenager and wounded three other children before fleeing.Poitiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine145A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot and four other people were wounded in a drug-related shooting. A 25-year-old man surrendered to police in Paris on 5 November and was charged with the crime.Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur246A shooter fired a rifle at people sitting outside a shisha bar, killing two and wounding four.Échirolles, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes044Shots from a passing vehicle wounded four people lingering at a location known for drug trafficking.Espinasse-Vozelle, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes448A man opened fire at a party, killing three people and wounding four others. The shooter killed himself.Thionville, Grand Est156Several gunmen exited a vehicle and shot at people gathered outside a wedding, leaving one dead and five wounded. The incident was related to drug trafficking, according to police.Incarville, Normandy235Gunmen opened fire on a prison escort, killing two officers and wounding three others. Convicted robber and accused murderer Mohamed Amra was freed by the shooters.Sevran, Île-de-France145A man was killed and four people wounded in a parking lot. Police said it was connected to drug trafficking.Nîmes, Occitania055People in a car fired on people outside an apartment building, wounding five.Yaté, New Caledonia257Two people were killed and five others were wounded in two connected shootings relating to a conflict between clans.Fort-de-France, Martinique044Four people were wounded in a targeted shooting.Bastia, Corsica404A gunman killed four people in an apartment in a drug-related attack.Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur235Two people were killed and three others wounded outside a McDonald's restaurant.Pont-Saint-Esprit, Occitania224A group of people shot at a café terrace from a car, killing two people and injuring two others.Bobigny, Île-de-France055Five people were wounded by a gunman on a scooter.Le Gosier, Guadeloupe145Five people were found shot along a road, one of whom died of his injuries in hospital.Fort-de-France, Martinique235Two people were killed and three others were wounded when shots were fired at a bar.Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur044Four people were wounded in front of a bar.Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes066Six people were wounded during a fight that escalated into a shooting.Trappes, Île-de-France044Four people were injured by shots from a handgun.Nantua, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes134One person was killed and three other people wounded when a gunman opened fire at a bar.Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur066Six people were injured in the 15th arrondissement.Villerupt, Grand Est055Five people were shot and wounded by a masked gunman, who then fled. Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur044Four people were wounded, including one teenager, when a shooter opened fire on a bar from outside.Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur044Four people, including a teenager, were wounded by gunfire near a police station.Noisy-le-Sec, Île-de-France044Four people were injured in a background of drug trafficking.Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur055Five people were wounded by gunfire in the 2nd arrondissement.Saint-Brieuc, Brittany314A man shot and killed his girlfriend and their three-year-old daughter and wounded the girlfriend's mother before killing himself.Paris, Île-de-France044A security guard shot and wounded four people at a nightclub in the 13th arrondissement.Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe156A man was killed and five other people were wounded in a housing development.Paris, Île-de-France3472022 Paris shooting: Three Kurds were killed and three others were wounded in the 10th arrondissement. A 69-year-old suspect was arrested with injuries and confessed to the crime with racist motives.Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana044Four people were wounded by multiple shooters.Rivière-Salée, Martinique066Eight people were injured, six by gunfire, during a concert.Loon-Plage, Hauts-de-France099Shooters fired at migrants residing in a refugee camp, wounding nine people.Paris, Île-de-France145One person was killed and four others wounded by two gunmen at a hookah bar.Bouillante, Guadeloupe055Five people were found wounded by police responding to reports of gunfire.Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes224Two people were killed and two others wounded in the 9th arrondissement.Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes134Shots were fired into a car in the 7th arrondissement, with one death and three injuries.Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe134Four people were discovered shot, one of whom later died.Perpignan, Occitania134One person was killed and three other people wounded in a drug-related shooting.Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine145A 16-year-old was killed and four other people were wounded when an automatic weapon was fired at a group of youths in a public square.Saint-Just, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes4Including the perpetrator152020 Saint-Just shooting: A man killed three police officers and wounded another as they responded to a domestic violence call. He fled and later killed himself.Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, Île-de-France044Four people were injured outside city hall.Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes044Four people were injured outside a tobacco bar when two suspects fired at them from a vehicle.Nîmes, Occitania134A man was killed and three other people wounded in a shooting in the parking lot of a nightclub.Saint-Varent, Nouvelle-Aquitaine415A man shot and killed three co-workers and wounded another at a quarry before killing himself.Toulouse, Occitania066A man shot and wounded six security guards before being arrested.Matoury, French Guiana055A gunman opened fire in front of a restaurant, wounding five people.
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