Cheurfi, a French national who lived in the eastern Paris suburb of Chelles, had been convicted for previous armed assaults on law enforcement officers going back 16 years, the sources said, and was well known to authorities.
A BVA poll conducted on Thursday and Friday showed Ms Le Pen and Mr Macron tied on 23 per cent, ahead of Mr Melenchon with 19.5 per cent and Mr Fillon on 19 per cent.
Macron said he cancelled campaign stops out of a sense of "decency" and to allow police to concentrate resources on the investigation.
Shortly after the attack, ISIS claimed responsibility and praised the attacker, though they used a different name to identify the man that they believed was responsible. "To say no to terrorists". Security is high preceding the vote after police said they arrested two men Tuesday in what they described as a thwarted terror attack.
Cherufi was killed in a shootout with police after he got out of his auto on the Champs Elysees and opened fire at a police vehicle. "Will have a big effect on presidential election!" he wrote.
Macron said far-right Front National leader Marine Le Pen with who he is neck-and-neck in polling for the first-round vote and rightwing candidate François Fillon were engaging in one-upmanship in their response to the attack.
Three people associated with Cherufi have been detained for questioning, though his connection to those individuals was not publicly released.
"What our attackers want is death, symbolism, to sow panic (and) to disturb a democratic process", the 39-year-old former investment banker said.
James and Sara Heuser, who married about a year ago, were dining in a restaurant on Champs Elysees when they first heard shots being fired in yesterday's Paris attack.
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One of the key questions was whether, and how, the attack that killed one police officer and wounded three other people might impact voting intentions.
The two top contenders Sunday will advance to the runoff on May 7.
Friday is the last day of campaigning before Sunday's election.
Le Pen, who said on Friday that the fight against terrorism "must" be France's "absolute priority" and has advocated for strict immigration control, has been steadily rising in French polls as her center-right opponent, Francois Fillon, battles corruption charges. She said in a CNN interview after the USA election in November that Trump's unexpected win could boost her own chances. The attacker was subsequently shot and killed by officers.
As the first details of the attack filtered through, US President Donald Trump said that "it looks like another terrorist attack". Fillon said he wanted greater cooperation with Russian Federation and Iran.
The attack appeared to fit a spreading pattern of European extremists targeting security forces and symbols of state to discredit, take vengeance on or destabilize society.
BRUSSELS-The Belgian federal prosecutor's office denied any link between Belgium and the attack on Thursday night on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, media reported on Friday.
Around 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers will be deployed to protect voters on Sunday, with the contingent boosted in Paris after the Champs Elysees shooting.
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