Dresden: hostage-taking in Altmarktgalerie ended – hostages unharmed, perpetrators dead

Hostage-taking in Dresden’s Altmarktgalerie ended – perpetrator dead

A man had taken hostages in Dresden’s Altmarktgalerie. The 40-year-old was overpowered but later succumbed to his injuries. The man’s mother was found dead in Prohlis. All news can be found here.

• Hostage-taking in Altmarktgalerie ended – hostage-taker dies when the police access it
• The situation in the city center is normalizing
• The 40-year-old perpetrator had previously taken two hostages, including a child
• The Altmarktgalerie had to be evacuated
• A homicide in Prohlis is said to be related to the operation
• The perpetrator’s mother was found dead on Finsterwalder Strasse
• Perpetrator was probably mentally ill

2.30 p.m .: The hostage-taker dies when the police access him

The Dresden hostage-taker is dead. The police announced this on Saturday. The 40-year-old suffered fatal injuries when the hostages were accessed and freed. What exactly happened is still unclear. Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU) is now speaking of two dead.

2 p.m .: Radio Dresden: The perpetrator fired shots in the editorial offices

Before the hostage-taking in a shopping center in Dresden, the perpetrator fired shots into the interior of Radio Dresden. The man tried to destroy a door and break in, said the station’s managing director, Tino Utassy. After he failed to get into the rooms, he shot through a hole in the door.

“Fortunately, the staff had the presence of mind and then ran out through a second exit and fled,” said Utassy. According to the broadcaster, all were unharmed. Radio Dresden promised them all the help they needed. The perpetrator left the building after the shots were fired.

The morning show teams for Hitradio RTL and Radio Dresden were affected. The man tried to break into the studios around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. It is difficult to describe how the employees are doing. “They say they’re fine, but of course we don’t know for sure. Of course we’ll do everything we can to get the right help,” said Utassy.

1.45 p.m .: DVB are back to normal

Lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10 can run again as scheduled. Bus lines 62 and 68 are also running regularly again. In connection with the amok operation in the city center, there were major disruptions on almost all lines. Apart from lines 1, 10 and 12, all tram lines had to temporarily stop operating.

1.15 p.m .: Traces of violence at Ammonhof

According to current knowledge, the 40-year-old suspect is said to have first killed his mother in Prohlis, then the incident happened in the Ammonhof office building. There, shattered windows indicate a significant amount of violence. In the Ammonhof, where the Radio Dresden station is also based, shots are said to have been fired on Saturday morning before the hostage-taking in the Altmarkt-Galerie. “It is now the task of the crime scene work to verify that,” said a police spokesman on Saturday.

1:13 p.m .: Prime Minister Kretschmer relieved

1:01 p.m .: According to the police, the perpetrator is probably mentally ill

According to a police spokesman, the alleged perpetrator is very conspicuous in his mental behavior. “We’re most likely assuming a mental illness.” Other than that, the police were not aware of anything. Everything points to a mental illness. The perpetrator is said to be seriously injured and not able to be questioned.

12.55 p.m .: Altmarktgalerie remains closed

According to the police, the Altmarktgalerie will remain closed.

12.54 p.m .: Striezelmarkt open again

The Striezelmarkt is open again. Announcement from the market office: “The police situation has changed, all traders are allowed to release their stands”. people gossip.

12.50 p.m .: The situation in Prohlis seems to have been resolved

The police operation there took place on Finsterwalder Strasse. The body was found in the attic apartment. According to our local reporter, several forensics officers are on duty there. According to a neighbor, the woman who was killed lived there alone. You only knew the son by sight.

12:38 p.m .: The hostage-taking is over

The police were able to free two hostages, one of whom is said to be a child. The 40-year-old kidnapper was arrested. He is said to be injured.

12:28 p.m .: Police are in contact with the suspect

The police are currently in telephone contact with the suspect. The man is currently in a room in the Altmarktgalerie, police said.

The negotiation group and the special task force of the Saxony State Criminal Police Office support the Dresden police department.

12.20 p.m .: connection with homicide in Prohlis

The police reports an operation in an apartment building in Dresden-Prohlis. A lifeless woman (62) was found there. An emergency doctor who was called could only determine her death. The suspect is the woman’s 40-year-old German son.

According to the police, there is an “obvious connection” between the use of the Altmarkt gallery and this homicide.

12.25 p.m .: Mayor Hilbert interrupts vacation

Mayor Dirk Hilbert interrupts his weekend vacation and is on his way to Dresden. It still wants to comment on the tragedy today.

Hostage-taking in Dresden: This is what we have reported so far.

Dresden. There is a hostage situation in downtown Dresden. The police announced on Saturday. The area around the Altmarkt-Galerie shopping center is affected. In this context, the shopping center and adjacent areas are currently being evacuated. Details – such as how many people are affected – could not be given at the moment because of the confusing situation.

According to initial information, the perpetrator is said to have holed up in a drugstore. This is now confirmed by a Sächsische.de reporter on site. Before that, the perpetrator is said to have tried to storm the Radio Dresden studio in Ammonhof. Apparently there were no injuries there.

The police initially did not want to confirm media reports that a person was shot dead in the shopping center. However, there has been a dead woman in Prohlis. Police say there is a connection.

Downtown has been sealed off. The Striezelmarkt was initially not allowed to open, confirmed city spokesman Kai Schulz.

The police have now confirmed that a person wanted to break into Radio Dresden am Ammonhof. The building is still cleared. Armed police officers with bulletproof vests and helmets are standing around, examining the street, among other things. About 20 people are sitting in a DVB bus who had to leave the building. An ambulance is on site.

The city center is still full of people. Visitors to the Striezelmarkt will be informed via loudspeakers that the market will not open for the time being. Visitors are now flocking in the direction of Neumarkt.

The perpetrator is said to have holed up in the DM market in the basement of the gallery. The store manager is said to be hostage. This has not yet been confirmed by the police.