Police shot a 67-year-old man in Osnabrück. He should be admitted to the psychiatric ward, but is said to have drawn out a stabbing weapon.
- Police officers shot a 67-year-old man in Osnabrück.
- On the basis of a doctor's order, the officials were asked to send the man to a psychiatric facility, but he was said to have drawn out a stabbing weapon.
- The prosecutor's office has started the investigation.
Osnabrück - The police in Osnabrück shot a 67-year-old man who was to be instructed in psychiatry by doctor's order . When three policemen tried to pick up the man together with forces from the public order office, the police attacked the police with a stabbing weapon, the Osnabrück public prosecutor said on Friday. Thereupon two shots were probably fired.
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The 67-year-old was still able to retire to his apartment. There he was only found dead. The prosecutor took over the investigation.
In January 2020, a knife attacker was shot by police officers in North Rhine-Westphalia. The man is said to have believed himself once in the Islamic State. Also in North Rhine-Westphalia, a 25-year-old man was killed by police in Wuppertal. He had hit cars with a hammer. The police used their firearms - and fatally injured him.
