Four people have been killed including a 6-month-old child in a shooting in France, according to reports, reports The Telegraph.
The shooting is understood to have taken place at 4.30pm in a traveller's camp near Roye in the Somme, French newspaper Le Courrier Picard said.
A policeman who was wounded in the incident has since died from his wounds, it was confirmed on Tuesday evening, with the interior minister praising their courage.
"Once again the security forces have demonstrated their courage," the interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, said.
French media Europe 1 said the child was just six months old., which was confirmed this evening by Mr Cazeneuve.
"A man has killed a 6-month-baby in cold blood," he said.
Police and fireman are at the scene, and a military helicopter is hovering overhead. The motives for the shooting are unknown. It took place on land occupied by travellers behind a police station.
At least three others are understood to have been wounded in the shooting.
They include a scecond policeman, a child and the gunman himself, it was reported.