They went to arrest him that morning but missed him.
Via Sky News:
A gunman who killed two people and left another brain dead at a Christmas market in Strasbourg shouted “Allahu Akbar”, a French prosecutor has said.
Cherif Chekatt, 29, is still on the run after the attack on Tuesday evening, which also injured 12 people – six of them seriously.
The killer also attacked people with a knife and escaped in a taxi after being shot in the arm during a gunfight with police.
There are concerns he may have fled to Germany and vehicles are being checked at the border.
Chekatt has 27 convictions in France, Germany and Switzerland, said prosecutor Remy Heitz. They include several serious cases of robbery.
He was also one of 25,000 people on the “S file” security risk – reserved for people suspected of extremism.
“Considering the target, his way of operating, his profile and the testimonies of those who heard him yell ‘Allahu Akbar’, the anti-terrorist police has been called into action,” Mr Heitz told reporters.