the street from the cathedral. she said everyone started fleeing. police surrounded the area almost immediately. i should note, by the way, there is a police station right next to notre dame cathedral square. she said that it looked as though they d surrounded someone at the stairs. there was a large crowd in line to go to the cathedral. erybody started running when they hea those gunshots. poce sectioned off the area. police had the place covered within minutes, this winn tetne tells us. also from reuters, a report from reuters, citing a police union official saying that the man was armed with a hammer. went after the police officer who was patrolling in front of the notre dame cathedral, and that the police officer then opened fire on this suspect. we understand he has not been killed. he s been injured and has been taken to the hospital.