A police officer shot and fatally injured a person armed with a knife within the North Rhine-Westphalia metropolis of Krefeld. Beforehand, a lady was barely injured in an argument between the 41-year-old man and members of the family within the Uerdingen district, mentioned the police Gelsenkirchen at evening. When two officers arrived, the suspect attacked them with a knife. One of many officers then used his firearm. The 41-year-old was significantly injured and died a short while later in hospital.

The 2 cops weren’t injured in the course of the operation, it was mentioned. For causes of neutrality, the Gelsenkirchen police took over the investigation into the incident Krefeld.

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