Crime: Police shoot 16-year-old

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Police shoot 16-year-old

It is still unclear exactly why the police in Cologne shot the teenager. photo

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The teenager is said to have threatened passers-by with a knife. He was then taken to hospital. The Bonn police are now investigating the background to the use of firearms.

The Police in Cologne shot a 16-year-old on Tuesday evening who, according to witnesses, was said to have threatened several people with a knife. The public prosecutor and police announced this on Wednesday night. The 16-year-old was taken to hospital and treated there in intensive care. There was no danger to life. On Wednesday morning, a police spokesman said that the teenager had been hit in the groin area.

How many shots were fired and further detailed information about the background to the incident in the Blumenberg district were not initially disclosed. Witnesses reported to the police that the 16-year-old was running after passers-by with a knife in his hand.

For reasons of neutrality, the Bonn police took over the investigation in Cologne. Since there were indications that the 16-year-old may have consumed alcohol and drugs, a doctor took blood from the young person on the orders of the police.

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