French police have cornered their suspect in the killings of four Jewish citizens and three French soldiers in Toulouse. Mohamed Merah, 24, was on the run for several days.
Police are hoping to capture him alive in an effort to extract information from him. He has claimed affiliation with al Qaeda and said he wanted revenge for Palestinian children killed by Israel, reported Reuters.
Authorities also believe Merah was planning more attacks.
He had foreseen other killings. Notably he foresaw another attack this morning, targeting a soldier, said prosecutor Francois Molins, according to CBS. The suspect also also planned to attack two police officers. He claims to have always acted alone.
As investigators continue to uncover more information about Merah's life and actions, the victims' families will never forget the pain.
Click through the slideshow to see the aftermath of the deadly shootings.
French police and emergency services gather on a street during a raid on a five-storey building to arrest a suspect in the killings of three children and a rabbi on Monday at a Jewish school, in Toulouse March 21, 2012. About 300 police, some in bullet-proof body armour, cordoned off an area surrounding an apartment in a Toulouse neighbourhood in southwestern France, where the 24-year-old Muslim man was holed up. Shots were heard in the early hours of the morning, and police said three officers had been slightly wounded. ReutersFrench CRS police block a street during a raid on a five-storey building to arrest a suspect in the killings of three children and a rabbi on Monday at a Jewish school, in Toulouse March 21, 2012. About 300 police, some in bullet-proof body armour, cordoned off an area surrounding an apartment in a Toulouse neighbourhood in southwestern France, where the 24-year-old Muslim man was holed up. Shots were heard in the early hours of the morning, and police said three officers had been slightly wounded.ReutersVolunteers from Zaka, an Israeli emergency service organization, stand near the bodies of the victims from Monday's shooting in Toulouse as they prepare them for burial in Jerusalem March 21, 2012. Three children and a rabbi shot dead at a Jewish school in France were buried in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the victims of what an Israeli politician said were murders inspired by "wild animals made crazy by their hatred" of Jews.ReutersFrance's President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony at the 17th RGP paratroopers regiment in Montauban March 21, 2012 to pay tribute to the 3 soldiers killed by a gunman in Montauban and in Toulouse last week.ReutersSoldiers carry the coffin of a victim before a ceremony to pay homage to the three soldiers killed by a gunman in Montauban and Toulouse, at the 17th RGP paratroopers regiment in Montauban March 21, 2012ReutersFrance's President Nicolas Sarkozy turns away from one of the flag-draped coffins as he attends a ceremony at the 17th RGP paratroopers regiment in Montauban March 21, 2012 to pay tribute to the 3 soldiers killed by a gunman in Montauban and in Toulouse last week. ReutersUnidentified relatives of victims arrive to a ceremony to pay homage to the three soldiers killed by a gunman in Montauban and Toulouse, at the 17th RGP paratroopers regiment in Montauban March 21, 2012.ReutersPeople stand around the bodies of victims of Monday's shooting in Toulouse, during their joint funeral service in Jerusalem March 21, 2012. Three children and a rabbi shot dead at a Jewish school in France were buried in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the victims of what an Israeli politician said were murders inspired by "wild animals made crazy by their hatred" of Jews. ReutersA mourner stands over the fresh graves of three of the victims of Monday's shooting in Toulouse, after their joint funeral in Jerusalem March 21, 2012. Three children and a rabbi shot dead at a Jewish school in France were buried in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the victims of what an Israeli politician said were murders inspired by "wild animals made crazy by their hatred" of Jews.ReutersMourners attend a joint funeral in Jerusalem for victims of Monday's shooting in Toulouse, March 21, 2012. Three children and a rabbi shot dead at a Jewish school in France were buried in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the victims of what an Israeli politician said were murders inspired by "wild animals made crazy by their hatred" of Jews.Reuters
