Shots in Copenhagen shopping center: Police confirm several deaths – and give details of the suspect

Created: 07/04/2022, 06:12

By: Florian Naumann

Police responders lead a person to a police vehicle next to Field's shopping mall.

© Claus Bech/dpa

Shots were fired in a shopping center in the Danish capital Copenhagen, according to the police.

Dead and injured are reported, a suspect is in custody.

• According to the police,

  shots were fired in a shopping center

  in

  Copenhagen

  .

  Apparently several people were injured.

• At least

  three people injured

  as a result of the incident

  have been confirmed in the

  Danish capital .

  Further victims cannot be ruled out

• The police arrested one person.

  The mayor spoke of a "very serious" situation.

Update from July 3, 9:15 p.m .:

The shots in a Copenhagen shopping center have caused several deaths and injuries.

The police confirmed this a few minutes ago in their press statement.

"It is very, very serious - and fortunately it rarely happens that something like this happens," said police chief inspector Søren Thomassen, according to a report by broadcaster DR. The current information and knowledge are still uncertain, the investigators would work with full force reconnaissance work.

Nevertheless, the police have released the first details about the arrested person: According to Thomassen, the suspect is a 22-year-old "ethnic Dane".

The man was arrested near the scene of the crime.

There is currently no evidence of other perpetrators.

Thomassen did not want to rule out that it could have been an act of terrorism.

On the fringes of the terrible events, there is a need for further clarification: the pop star Harry Styles was to appear in the Royal Arena in the immediate vicinity of the crime scene.

Up to 16,000 spectators can be seated in the hall, postings on social media showed full seats.

According to information from a DR reporter, however, the singer wants to forgo the appearance in light of the events.

The viewers on site were apparently not initially informed about the planned short-term cancellation.

Update from July 3, 8:28 p.m .:

More information about the shots in the Field’s shopping center could be announced from Copenhagen shortly: The police have announced a press statement for 8:45 p.m.

Three injured after shots in Copenhagen - more victims cannot be ruled out

Update from July 3, 7:56 p.m .:

Three injured people have now been admitted to the Rigshospital, the largest hospital in the Danish capital, after shots were fired in a Copenhagen shopping center.

This was confirmed by the establishment of the DR news department. According to the report, it is unclear whether there are other injuries.

The police recently asked people in the shopping center not to move and wait for the security forces to arrive.

Meanwhile, a concert by pop star Harry Styles planned near the scene of the crime is said to be going ahead as planned.

The Danish royal family, on the other hand, canceled a reception planned for the Tour de France guest performance in Denmark.

Shots in Copenhagen: the mayor sees the situation as "very serious".

Update from July 3, 7:42 p.m .:

There are still many questions about the shots in a Copenhagen shopping center.

According to a report by broadcaster DR, the Danish capital has now convened a crisis team.

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"We do not yet know for sure how many were injured or killed, but the matter is very serious," Mayor Sophie Hæstorp Andersen said in a tweet.

A woman told the TV channel that her daughter had reported several shots at different times on the phone.

This information is not officially confirmed.

Current TV pictures show police cordons around the area of ​​the shopping mall Field's, but also ambulances on the area.

The transport company has meanwhile stopped subway operations in the affected district of Ørestad.

An ambulance at Copenhagen's Field's shopping center - the police are in action after a shooting.

© Olafur Steinar Gestsson/dpa

Copenhagen in shock: shots in the shopping center – the police arrest a person

Update from July 3, 7:34 p.m .:

The police in Copenhagen say they arrested a person in connection with the shots in the Field's shopping center.

The investigators initially did not want to give any further details.

One is currently working on creating an overview, it said in a tweet.

Copenhagen: Shots in the shopping center - "Several people hit"

First report:

Copenhagen/Munich – Shots were fired in a shopping center in Copenhagen on Sunday evening.

It was initially unclear how many people were injured and whether there were any deaths.

Several people were hit, the Danish police said on Twitter.

"We are at the scene, shots have been fired and several people have been hit," the police said.

Those who are still in the building should wait for the police to arrive.

All other people should stay away from the area.

Copenhagen: Shots in the shopping center - major concert planned nearby

The police have sent massive reinforcements to the large shopping center Field's, it said.

When the first shots were fired, more than a hundred people ran out of the shopping center, Danish media reported, citing eyewitnesses.

Field's is a large shopping center in the relatively new district of Ørestad in the south of Copenhagen.

The large multi-purpose hall Royal Arena is also nearby.

A sold-out concert by British singer Harry Styles was planned there on Sunday.

There is also a station in the area for the train line across the well-known Öresund Bridge to Sweden.