Officials shoot suspected assailant in Wolmirstedt

The man apparently attacked guests with a knife at a private soccer party. Before that, he allegedly stabbed a person nearby. The background is unclear.

A man was shot dead in Wolmirstedt near Magdeburg on Friday evening. He is said to have assaulted police officers. According to a media report, the man allegedly injured several people with a knife earlier.

Noch sind die genauen Umstände unklar. Laut einem Medienbericht soll in Wolmirstedt bei Magdeburg ein Mann mit einem Messer mehrere Menschen angegriffen haben. Die Polizei äußert sich zu der Waffe nicht. Fest steht aber: Nach einem Angriff auf Polizisten erschießen diese einen Mann.

Wolmirstedt (Saxony-Anhalt) - After an attack on at least three people and several police officers, the perpetrator was shot dead in Wolmirstedt.

After the attack on the Afghan, the alleged perpetrator is said to have initially moved aimlessly through Wolmirstedt. Shortly after 9 pm, he then entered private property in a single-family house settlement and attacked several people there with a “knife-like object,” according to the police. A 50-year-old German and a 75-year-old German were said to have been seriously injured and a 56-year-old German slightly injured. According to media repor…

A police operation in Wolmirstedt has ended fatally. Police said they shot an assailant on Friday evening.