Police shooting outside town hall in Tuttlingen: 27-year-old fatally struck
An armed man enters the town hall in Tuttlingen and opens fire on police officers. They return fire, and the man dies at the scene.
Fatal gunfight in town hall courtyard
According to n-tv, police in Tuttlingen shot and killed a 27-year-old man. The operation took place in the courtyard of the town hall in the southern Baden-Württemberg city. The police officers who arrived at the scene encountered the armed man, who opened fire immediately. The officers returned fire, and the man was fatally struck. Despite resuscitation attempts, he died at the scene.
Town hall employees had alerted police after a man with a pistol was spotted in the area of the town hall. According to the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office, the man was an Afghan national who was resident in Tuttlingen. The man had previously come to police attention.
How many shots the police officers fired remains unclear at present. There is also no information available about the circumstances of why the man came to the town hall armed. The State Criminal Police Office took over the investigation. Police cordoned off the surrounding area extensively and stated that there was no danger to the public. The town hall remained closed for the rest of the day following the operation.
Tuttlingen is located in southern Baden-Württemberg and is a centre of the medical technology industry.
Source: n-tv