Gunman on loose, Paris police wants witnesses

Paris police are looking for the man who shot a 27-year-old photographer twice near the heart with a shotgun in the lobby of the French daily newspaper Liberation on Monday, CNN reported.

The victim was in intensive care, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said.

The suspect fled after the attack and photos released by authorities show a 5-foot-6-inch to 5-foot-8-inch tall man with a "European appearance" and graying hair.

He was estimated to be between 35 and 45 years old. Police said he was carrying one or two bags and was wearing a khaki parka or a green pullover, a dark sleeveless vest, green and white basketball shoes, and a dark cap.

Paris police had no information about the man's motive and prosecutors issued a plea for witnesses who may have seen a man "making death threats while carrying a gun," according to a statement.

The suspect apparently also opened fire in front of Societe Generale towers in Paris, the international bank said on Twitter.

There were no injuries, and police are investigating, the bank said.

Another man told police he was carjacked in the neighborhood of La Defense. The bank's towers are in the same neighborhood.

The man said he dropped the assailant off near the Champs-Elysee, the city's main street, according to police.

On Friday, a gunman broke into BFMTV, threatening journalists before fleeing.

The description of the man at Liberation is similar to that of the man at BFMTV, and the gun used was of similar caliber, police said. But it has not been established that it was the same man.