Man threatened police in Wuppertal with knife and pistol
Created: 06/05/2022Updated: 06/06/2022 08:53
Evidence is covered with police jackets at the scene where police shot a gunman.
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A man wielding a knife and pistol was shot by officers during a police operation in Wuppertal.
He was taken to a hospital with injuries on Sunday, a spokesman for the Wuppertal police said in the evening.
No other injuries were initially known.
Wuppertal - The police had been informed that a man armed with a knife was threatening pedestrians in the city center.
Because he did not respond to speeches by the emergency services, the officers used pepper spray.
The man still did not put down the knife, but continued with it, the Hagen police and the Wuppertal public prosecutor added in the evening.
Shortly thereafter, he sat down on a bench and threatened to injure the officers and himself with the knife.
Then he suddenly pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the police officers.
He was then overpowered with a shot.
The background and other details, such as the man's age, were initially unknown.
According to the police, the investigations are being conducted by the Hagen police headquarters for reasons of neutrality.
This formed an investigative commission.
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