This incident caused the temporary closure of the Franco-German border on Friday evening.
This Tuesday, a man is in custody as part of the investigation opened after a clash which gave rise, Friday, to at least one machine gun fire in the Port-du-Rhin district in Strasbourg, we learned from the prosecution.
The man, born in 1986, presented himself to the police.
He admitted to having had a Kalashnikov in hand, then to have been disarmed by his companion who also spontaneously surrendered to the authorities.
The latter's custody was lifted during the day.
One of the repeat suspects
In front of them, another individual had shown up with a Scorpion submachine gun and fired at least once.
This individual, on the run, remains actively sought by the police.
According to the Latest News from Alsace, one of the three individuals was sentenced to two years in prison in 2016 for possession of arms and ammunition.
This incident had caused the temporary closure of the Franco-German border on Friday evening, in particular at the level of the Europe bridge which spans the Rhine between Strasbourg and the German border town of Kehl.
Train traffic had also been disrupted.
