North Rhine-Westphalia: Police officer shoots man and seriously injures him

Essen (dpa / lnw) - A police officer shot a man during an operation in Essen on Thursday and seriously injured him. The man is not in mortal danger, said a police spokeswoman. The investigators initially gave no information on the background to the operation. "A firearm was used as part of an operation," the spokeswoman said. There was no danger to the population. The "image" had previously reported.