An employee of the city of Cologne was attacked and killed in a deployment with a knife. A colleague was also attacked and had to be taken to a hospital injured, as a police spokeswoman said. Accordingly, the man and the woman were on the road in the morning on behalf of the city and rang at an apartment.
When the dead is, according to news agency dpa to a coworker. The 47-year-old was accordingly active in the enforcement department. The employees are responsible for collecting money from the city. "The fact that one of our colleagues has lost his life in an attack on our city has deeply affected me and filled me with great sadness," said Mayor Henriette Reker from Cologne.
According to the police spokeswoman, a man was reported to have opened the door and abruptly launched a knife at the city employees. The alleged perpetrator was arrested. Further details have not been announced so far.