12/14/18

Officials say four people are in custody in Strasbourg, France. This after a shooter opened fire near the city's famous Christmas market yesterday.

Authorities say at least two people were killed, 14 others wounded. Jake Cigainero is in Paris to tell us more. Good morning, Jake.

Hi, Rachel. What more are we learning about exactly what transpired at the Christmas market?

Well, you know, it's a week night close to the holidays. So people and families are out doing their shopping and enjoying the festive atmosphere in the city center.

But police say that around 8 p. m. local time, a man opened fire on a central plaza near the Christmas market by the big cathedral there.

Soldiers patrolling the area exchanged fire with the gunman, wounding him, according to police. But the attacker escaped.

Since the attacks in 2015 and 2016 here in France, higher security, whether it's police or military patrols, are pretty routine at sensitive sites like big monuments and here at Christmas markets.

But a shopkeeper said that in the area - a shopkeeper in the area told French TV he had heard gunshots, and a crowd ran by his store.

That lasted about 10 minutes, he said. But authorities were able to identify the gunman using surveillance footage.

Two areas of the city went on lockdown around the Christmas market and the suspect's neighborhood. Strasbourg is right on the border with Germany.