A man stabbed and killed one person and injured two others in a knife attack on the outskirts of Paris on Friday before being shot dead by police, reports Deutsche Welle.
The incident took place at around midday in a park in the town of Villejuif, about eight km (5 miles) south of central Paris, prosecutors said.
Franck Le Bohellec, the commune's mayor, identified the person who died as a 56-year-old local who was walking in the park with his wife at the time of the incident.
The two injured victims were being treated at a local hospital, said Laure Beccuau, the prosecutor whose office is examining the incident.
"The suspect tried to attack other victims during his murderous spree, who were able to escape," Beccuau told reporters.
After stabbing the victims in the park, the attacker headed towards a shopping center in the neighboring suburb of L'Hay-les-Roses, where he was shot and killed by police.
A spokesperson for prosecutors said the attacker had a history of mental illness and had been admitted to hospital a few months ago, according to Reuters.