The incident took place on Sunday morning and police have arrived at the scene. The two victims were transported “in serious condition after being injured  by firearms,” ​​ a spokesman for the Paris Fire Brigade said.

“They got shot,” some of the eyewitnesses were heard saying. The injured – apparently unconscious and covered in blood – were initially found inside a “bullet-riddled” car, reports say.

It is not clear what led to the shooting and whether there is any link to terrorism.