
Helicopters fly over a printing shop in Dammartin-en-Goele, France, where there was a standoff Friday, January 9, between police and two men suspected in the Charlie Hebdo shootings earlier this week. Cherif and Said Kouachi, the two brothers wanted in the case, were killed by security forces, authorities said.


Police officers leave after storming the printing shop in Dammartin-en-Goele on January 9.

Smoke rises from the building in Dammartin-en-Goele, a town about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Paris.

Police take position on a roof during the standoff.

A bird flies overhead as police snipers take aim from a roof.

French gendarmes stand guard as a nearby school is evacuated in Dammartin-en-Goele on January 9.

Children wait inside a school before being picked up by their parents. Dammartin-en-Goele residents were told to stay inside during the standoff, and schools were put on lockdown, the mayor's media office told CNN.

A police officer checks a car in Dammartin-en-Goele.

French authorities block access to a road leading to Dammartin-en-Goele on January 9.

Armed security forces fly in Dammartin-en-Goele on January 9.

Police vans line up in Dammartin-en-Goele on January 9.

Police officers communicate inside a school in Dammartin-en-Goele.

Police and military forces take positions in Dammartin-en-Goele.

A police officer stands guard in Fleury, France, on Thursday, January 8.

French soldiers patrol the Gare du Nord railway station in Paris on January 8.

Police walk down a street in Corcy, France, on January 8.

On January 8, police tape and vehicles block off the entrance to a gas station north of Paris where the two suspects were reportedly seen the night before.

French police officers gather January 8 in Longpont, France, about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from where the suspects were reportedly spotted.

French police patrol a street in Corcy on January 8.

A police officer stands guard in front of Paris' Elysee Palace on January 8.

Police stand guard in front of an apartment building in the Croix-Rouge suburb of Reims, France, early on January 8. Forensics officers were looking for evidence related to the three suspects.

Sharpshooters are seen outside during the operation in Reims.

Forensics officers are seen through a window in Reims.

French national police arrive at a police station in Charleville-Mezieres, France, on Wednesday, January 7.