Police shoot dead 16-year-old boy armed with knife
Created: 08/08/2022, 19:24
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A 16-year-old was fatally injured by one or more shots by police officers in Dortmund on Monday.
The teenager had previously attacked the officers with a knife, said a police spokesman.
There was initially no further information on the precise background to the police operation.
Dortmund – The police were called to Holsteiner Strasse around 4:25 p.m.
Officers used the firearm, the police spokesman said.
It was initially unclear how many shots were fired and whether several police officers fired.
The 16-year-old was seriously injured and died a little later during an emergency operation.
For reasons of neutrality, the investigations are no longer carried out by the Dortmund police, but by the Recklinghausen police.
dpa