ISIS claims responsibility for shooting attack that killed Paris officer

Published April 20, 2017 9:53pm ET



PARIS — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the shooting on Paris’ Champs Elysees that killed a police officer and left two others gravely wounded.

In a statement from its Amaq news agency, the group gave a pseudonym for the shooter indicating he was Belgian.

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