After the fatal knife attack in a Berlin subway, the alleged attacker was hit by four balls of a police officer. According to the public prosecutor, this resulted in the autopsy of the 43-year-old Syrian, who died as a result of the injuries. Two shots hit the man at the knee height, one each on the upper body and neck, as a spokesman for the public prosecutor said. So far it was said that at least three shots had hit the 43-year-old.
The man is said to have stabbed a 29-year-old German in a subway with a kitchen knife and fatally injured. The Men Should be “within seconds” on Saturday afternoon in a subway of line 12 in the west of Berlin, as it said by the police and the public prosecutor. So far, the reasons for this are unclear. The investigators do not assume that the men knew each other beforehand. According to the authorities, there are no evidence of an Islamist-terrorist motive situation.
Investigations against police officers in Schütssen
The alleged attacker fled and was later shot by the police on the street. According to the information, he is said to have been on two civil servants with a kitchen knife. The 43-year-old was emerged in a hospital, but died.
The police officer is investigated for suspected manslaughter. This is common if police officers shoot people in use. According to the public prosecutor’s office, among other things, the questioning of witnesses should be clarified whether the shots were given in a self -defense situation.
Residence permit until October 2025
According to the public prosecutor, the Syrian had a residence permit with a residence permit until October 12, 2025.
According to the information, both men were known to the police and judiciary. They had been noticed several times by bodily harm, drug -related offenses or assault on enforcement officers.
In the meantime, after the fatal knife attack on an expansion of the betting zones in Berlin. According to the interior Senator Iris Spranger (SPD), such a step is checked.
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