Video. Flowers mark scene of Oldenburg shooting as calls for justice grow
- Police officers shot and killed a young black man named Lorenz A.
- Reports suggested Lorenz A. Threatened officers with a knife, but authorities found these unsubstantiated.
- Officers discharged at least four shots and an autopsy confirms Lorenz A. Was shot from behind.
- Lower Saxony's Interior Minister Daniela Behrens said the autopsy results raise serious questions.
- The shooting raises questions about the use of force and racial bias concerns.
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Young black man shot dead by German policeman. Forensic report shows bullets were fired from behind
A German police officer has been suspended and is under investigation for murder after fatally shooting a 21-year-old black man in the city of Oldenburg. The case has sparked strong reactions from rights groups...


Horror after police operation in Oldenburg: Young black man died from shots from behind
In Lower Saxony, a 21-year-old died from gunshots from a police weapon. Friends speak of racism, the prosecutor's office investigates suspicion of manslaughter
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