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Man shot dead during SEK operation in Hamburg
A man was shot dead during a SEK operation in Hamburg (symbolic image). Photo
© Daniel Karmann/dpa
Local residents alert the police because of a “person behaving abnormally.” When the police arrive, the man shoots at the police officers. Reinforcement is then called.
During an operation of the Special Operations Command (SEK) in A man was fatally injured in Hamburg. As a police spokesman said this morning, officers were alerted by local residents shortly before midnight “due to a male individual behaving abnormally.”
When the emergency services arrived, the man is said to have suddenly shot at the police officers from his balcony. A special forces team was then called in for reinforcements.
According to police reports, the man then shot at the special forces. The police shot the man, but he died of his injuries at the scene, the spokesman said. The background to the incident in the Rahlstedt district was initially unclear. No further details about the man were released. A homicide squad was called in.