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The dramatic scenes took place on Sunday evening in Meckenheim, near Bonn. There, the police overpowered a suspect. The man was seriously injured in the special forces attack, said Frank Piontek, a Bonn police spokesman. Shortly after he died at the scene.
There was an exchange of gunfire in the course of the operation. A policeman was injured in the hand. The severity of this injury remains to be seen. Initially there was no knowledge of other injured people.
Police said they were alerted around 9 p.m. because witnesses had reported a rioter. According to the statements, he also drew a gun and shot in the street. So the man should have moved on. “Here he fired, according to our current state of knowledge, more shots,” said the police spokesman. Special forces have been called in.
It was a “very dynamic situation,” the police spokesman said. The surrounding buildings could not be evacuated as quickly due to the general situation. Doctors and paramedics were on site, and a large number of rescue workers could be seen in the photos.
The attacker’s motive remains open for now
The “Bonner General-Anzeiger” was the first to report the incident. Numerous police officers were “partially heavily armed in the streets,” the newspaper reported. Some areas have also been cordoned off.
It was not initially clear who the suspect was, nor was his motive. Around 11 p.m., the situation relaxed, according to the newspaper. The first officers had removed their protective gear.
For reasons of neutrality, the investigation is now in the hands of the Cologne police. Meckenheim has almost 25,000 inhabitants and is about 17 kilometers from Bonn.
