Police officer shoots armed man in Erkrath – 59-year-old seriously injured
A 59-year-old man was shot by police in Erkrath near Düsseldorf after he threatened officers with a kitchen knife.
Shot near kindergarten: police stops armed man in Erkrath
Police in Erkrath near Düsseldorf shot and seriously injured an armed man on Monday. According to zeit.de, the 59-year-old walked towards officers with a large kitchen knife in his hand and threatened them. "In order to ward off an attack with the knife, a shot was fired," explained a police spokesperson.
The operation was triggered by a kindergarten staff member who had observed the man with the knife as he passed the nursery. She alerted the police, who rushed to the scene with large numbers of officers shortly after the emergency call at approximately 09:55. "We took the situation very seriously," said the spokesperson, also because two nurseries are located in the immediate vicinity.
The injured man was transported to a hospital after initial medical care on site. No other persons were harmed. There was no danger to the public, police stated.
Evidence collection continued for hours after the incident. Evidence suggests that the incident occurred less than 50 metres in front of one of the kindergartens. A search dog looked for the discharged projectile and eventually indicated a find, which was collected – whether it was actually the bullet was initially left open by a spokesperson.
Kindergarten operations continued despite the incident. A crisis team from the police was on site to answer questions from concerned parents. "We currently do not assume that the man intended to attack the nursery," said a police spokesperson.
The service weapon from which the shot was fired was secured and is being examined. For reasons of neutrality, Düsseldorf police took over the investigation into the shooting.
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