Two police officers have been killed in Paris shooting

According to Sky, the officers were attacked on the Champs-Elysee and the person who fired on them has also been killed. A witness speaking to Reuters said a man got out of a car and began shooting "with a Kalashnikov." Authorities are warning people to stay away from the area, it's believed there were two people involved in the attack and one person could still be at large. A spokesman for the French Interior Ministry said that it's too early to identify a motive for the attack.

Paris police: Operation under way at the Champs Elysées. Stay off the area and follow instructions by the police https://t.co/Ab2s3dteFu

— Mathieu von Rohr (@mathieuvonrohr) April 20, 2017

We are at Champs-Élysées and there was a sound of fire. Inside a hotel now pic.twitter.com/HtHAegJ8LM

— Thushara Jayawardana (@RobustTj) April 20, 2017

Something's happened at Champs Elysee loads of police road blocked off pic.twitter.com/YnsqoflNKL

— Shafik Mandhai (@ShafikFM) April 20, 2017

Police Union:1 policeman killed, another gravely wounded on #ChampsElysees https://t.co/vwQygBhNNA

— Rym Momtaz ريم ممتاز (@RymMomtaz) April 20, 2017