TWO people have been injured in a shooting in a supermarket west of Paris with the shooter now involved in a stand off with police.

The suspect, reportedly a man in his 70s, was holed up in an apartment surrounded by elite police officers before handing himself in, a police official said.

5 Police officers of the Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion (RAID) unit surrounded the home of a man suspected of shooting two people in a supermarket Credit: Getty Images

5 Special forces reportedly found a rifle in the man's car Credit: Getty Images

It is understood the shooting occurred in a supermarket parking lot in Port-Marly, in Yvelines, west of Paris about midday on Monday.

A police official said the shooting was the result of a private dispute and was not related to terrorism.

According to The Local, the suspect, who was a regular at the supermarket, pulled up in a car at the supermarket before opening fire on a female cashier, aged 57.

He then reportedly targeted a 73-year-old man before fleeing the scene.

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French media has reported that the suspect is known to police for acts of violence with police finding a rifle in his car.

The injuries of the two people shot are unknown but it has been reported that they were seriously wounded.

It is understood that the victims were rushed to the nearest hospital.

5 The shooting occurred about 20kms west of Paris at Le Port-Marly

5 The shooting occurred at a supermarket at Port-Marly, believed to be the Super U Credit: google maps

5 The man reportedly holed himself up in his apartment after the shooting Credit: Getty Images

A spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said that the shooting was "in principle, not a terrorism issue".

Police have said: "He (the shooter) went home and the RAID (elite police unit) is readying for negotiations with him".

The motive for the shooting has been described as a "personal matter".

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