▁the ▁suspect . ▁He ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁regional ▁elections ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁far - right ▁Front ▁National ▁( today ▁the ▁R ass emble ment ▁National ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁police , ▁the ▁man ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁tried ▁to ▁lay ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁inc endi ary ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁mos que ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 5 : 2 0 ▁local ▁time . ▁He ▁was ▁dist urbed ▁by ▁two ▁men ▁and ▁then ▁fired ▁several ▁sh ots ▁at ▁them . ▁The ▁two ▁men ▁were ▁seriously ▁injured . ▁He ▁then ▁set ▁fire ▁to ▁a ▁car ▁and ▁fled . ▁Police ▁found ▁a ▁gas ▁can ister ▁and ▁a ▁hand gun ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁of ▁the ▁suspect . ▁▁ ▁Police ▁later ▁arrested ▁the ▁ 8 4 - year - old ▁suspect , ▁who ▁was ▁locally ▁known ▁as ▁Claude ▁S ink é ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Saint - Martin - de - Se ign an x . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁accused ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁burn ▁down ▁the ▁mos que . ▁ ▁S ink é ▁died ▁in ▁prison ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁aged ▁ 8 4 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁B æ rum ▁mos que ▁shooting ▁- ▁a ▁similar ▁shooting ▁in ▁Norway , ▁in ▁which ▁one ▁person ▁was ▁wounded ▁ ▁Christ ch urch ▁mos que ▁shoot ings ▁- ▁a ▁mass ▁shooting ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁which ▁ 5 1 ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0