Initial reports suggested that a police officer had been seriously wounded after an unknown man opened fire in downtown Avignon in the Provence region of France.

A police officer has been killed in a shooting in downtown Avignon in the Provence region of France, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Twitter.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin previously said that the shooting occurred during an anti-drug raid, during which the attacker opened fire on the officers, but only hit one of the policemen.

A police source told Reuters that the suspect remains at large.