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A police officer shot a man in a refugee home in Harsefeld near Stade. He is said to have handled a knife in advance.
Harsefeld – In Harsefeld near Stade near Hamburg, a tragic incident occurs in a refugee accommodation – a man is also killed. On Sunday, October 3, 2021, residents call the police at around 11:30 p.m. A man is said to be fiddling with a knife and threatening. After the emergency services arrived, the man also attacked the emergency services with a knife, according to the police, whereupon the officers fired several shots. The man later succumbs to gunshot wounds in the hospital.
Particularly tragic: The emergency services are said to have been called to the refugee home earlier on Sunday because of the fatally injured man. As reported by Kreiszeitung.de, he later shot man threatened with a knife before roommate of the refugee accommodation*. An admission to psychiatry that was requested by the police was rejected by a court. In the meantime, the Cuxhaven Police Department, which belongs to the Oldenburg Police Department, has started investigations into manslaughter against the police officer. *Kreiszeitung.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.