Knife-wielding man causes panic in Germany: neutralized by police

The nightmare continues in Germany, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region. SolingenIn Moers, the police neutralized a German national, whose name is unknown due to his compliance with German policy, who had threatened to kill passers-by. Knives He tried to attack the officers. The police intervention came after some passersby reported seeing the man threatening and attacking random people in the city center.

The incident took place at around 2.45pm. But before police arrived, the man had already surrendered. a leakFortunately without having time to hit anyone. However, the police got useful information from eyewitnesses to track him down, and when they knew where he was hiding, the attacker started shouting at them, and while he was BuildThe officers saw him leave the house with a knife in each hand. At that point he tried to attacking officerswho took out their service weapons as per protocol as a deterrent and tried to establish a dialogue with him.

However, when they realized that it was not possible to talk to the man, who was once again trying to attack an officer, two police officers who were present at the scene had no choice but to shootout He was hit. The bullets killed the attacker, who died shortly after. Police said all possible solutions to revive him were tried but were not possible. Investigations are still ongoing, and it is not even clear how many knives the man was carrying with him.

“We can’t say exactly. But one thing is certain: They were not small knives. Knives, but knives that, according to emergency services, can be life-threatening.“The police spokesman said.

They will be essential. body camera From the officers who intervened at the scene, who recorded the entire operation. The neutralized man appears to be 26 years old, but it is not clear where he lives or what he said to passersby while threatening them. The police prefer to maintain the utmost secrecy regarding the investigation.