Should have attacked with a knife: police officer shoots attacker in Zülpich

A 31-year-old is said to have tried to get into his parents' house in North Rhine-Westphalia by force.

Should have attacked with a knife: police officer shoots attacker in Zülpich

A 31-year-old is said to have tried to get into his parents' house in North Rhine-Westphalia by force. When the police arrived, the man allegedly attacked them with a knife drawn. An investigator shoots at him, the alerted emergency doctor can only determine death.

A police officer shot a suspected rioter in Zülpich in North Rhine-Westphalia, who is said to have attacked officials with a knife. The 31-year-old was so badly injured by the shot that an alarmed emergency doctor only found the man dead, the police and public prosecutor in Bonn said.

Accordingly, the officers of the Euskirchen police were notified at noon. A caller said a man was trying to force his way into his parents' home. The police found the suspect at the scene. "After the first investigation, the man is said to have suddenly attacked the officers with a drawn knife," it said.

An officer then fired a shot from his service weapon at the 31-year-old, who died a little later. The relatives of the dead and the police officers deployed would be psychologically cared for. The Bonn police and the public prosecutor's office took over the investigation.

A man died in Dortmund last week after being hit by a taser. The police officers were on duty because of a suspected rioter in the Dorstfeld district. According to the Recklinghausen police, there were acts of resistance against emergency services there. The emergency services began resuscitation of the man and were then replaced by an emergency doctor. The man died in the hospital.

On August 8, a 16-year-old refugee from Senegal was shot dead by a police officer in Dortmund. In this case, the public prosecutor's office is investigating five officers. According to the state of the investigation known so far, an officer is said to have shot the youth six times with a submachine gun. The 16-year-old died in hospital after being hit by four projectiles. The critical question is whether and how the youth approached the officers with a knife.