The prosecutor's office announced the death three days after the attack in the eastern French city and a day after the suspected gunman was shot dead by police.

By Samuel Petrequin, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press

Investigators looking into an attack that killed three people in Strasbourg are trying to establish whether the main suspect had help while on the run.

By Samuel Petrequin, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press

The office of the Paris prosecutor, which handles terrorism cases in France, says a man killed in Strasbourg in a shootout with police has been identified as the main suspect in a Christmas market attack that killed three people.

By Samuel Petrequin, Elena Becatoros, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press

French prosecutors said a terrorism investigation was opened, though authorities did not announce a motive for the bloodshed.

By Lori Hinnant, Elaine Ganley, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press