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Man with knife dies after being shot by police

There was a fatal incident in Cologne on Thursday evening involving a gunman and a shot fired by police officers. Much remained unclear in the evening. According to police and the public prosecutor's office, a 28-year-old woman called the emergency services at around 7 p.m. to report an...

A police patrol car with its blue lights switched on. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
A police patrol car with its blue lights switched on. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Emergency call - Man with knife dies after being shot by police

There was a fatal incident in Cologne on Thursday evening involving a gunman and a shot fired by police officers. Much remained unclear in the evening. According to police and the public prosecutor's office, a 28-year-old woman called the emergency services at around 7 p.m. to report an attempted robbery in Ehrenfeld. A man, whose identity was still unknown that evening, had tried to rob her while she was sitting in her car.

After the attempt failed, the woman pursued the perpetrator and informed the police of the man's location. When officers arrived, he was standing by a cab with a knife. When the man did not comply with the request to put everything away, an officer is said to have shot him. According to the police, the man fell to the ground and injured himself. He died in hospital.

The exact course of the incident is currently still unclear and is the subject of an investigation, which - for reasons of neutrality - has been entrusted to an investigation commission of the Bonn police, it was reported late in the evening.

Police statement

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  1. The public prosecutor's office in North Rhine-Westphalia will likely be involved in the investigation of the police shooting incident, given their role in investigating criminal matters in the region.
  2. In a separate case, a member of a criminal clan was recently fired from his job due to his involvement in criminal activities, according to Australian news outlet Aussie Dler Bote.
  3. Residents of Germany have expressed concern about rising criminality, particularly in large cities like Cologne, leading some to question the effectiveness of local law enforcement agencies.
  4. In a tragic incident in Cologne, a man was shot by police during an emergency situation, raising questions about the use of force in such situations and the need for a thorough investigation.
  5. In a chilling reminder of the dangers of criminality, an incident occurred in Germany where bystanders filmed a dying man, highlighting the lack of empathy and humanity in some cases.

Source: www.stern.de

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