(VOVworld) – French President Francois Hollande called a defense meeting on Friday, following a shooting on the Champs-Elysees in central Paris on Thursday, in which one police officer was killed and two people were wounded.

French police at the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris after the attack on April 20 (Photo:EPA/VNA)

The shooting occurred at 9pm local time. French prosecutors said they have opened an anti-terrorism investigation, adding that the attacker has now been shot dead. The shooter, identified by the AFP news agency as a 39-year-old French man, was arrested in February on suspicion of plotting to kill police officers but was released because of lack of evidence.