Gunman who 'always wanted to kill' shot three people dead in Paris street photos

William Mallet, a 69-year-old retired French train driver, told prosecutors: 'I've always wanted to murder migrants and foreigners'

The man who shot dead three Kurds in Paris has been photographed and named for the first time.

Excerpts from William Mallet's pre-trial interviews appeared today along with his full name and photo.

The 69-year-old retired French train driver told prosecutors, "I always wanted to murder migrants and foreigners."

The confirmed photo of Mallet was taken within minutes of his arrest and shows his bloodied head following a fight with those who disarmed him.

He has been in a secure psychiatric unit since Friday's attack when he used a US Army Colt 45 pistol to carry out the massacre around a Kurdish cultural center in the French capital's 10th arrondissement .

CCTV shows a 69-year-old French gunman entering a hair salon after firing shots (

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AFP via Getty Images)

The 69-year-old shot dead two men and a woman at a nearby Kurdish cultural center and Kurdish cafe.

The woman was Emine Kara, the revolutionary Kurdish women activist, who fought for many active years against ISIS in Syria. She was injured in the fight against ISIS and traveled to Europe for treatment.

Mir Perwer, a popular Kurdish singer and Abdullah Kizil were also killed.

Mr. Mallet had previously said that an interrogation during a burglary at his home in 2016 sparked a "hatred of foreigners that had become totally pathological", according to prosecutor Laure Beccuau.