Lower Saxony
Shots in Nienburg: man fatally injured
A man was fatally injured during a police operation in Nienburg, Lower Saxony. photo
© Friso Gentsch/dpa
There was a police operation in the city center of Nienburg due to a threatening situation. It ends with one dead and one injured police officer.
During a police operation in the city center of A 46-year-old man was fatally injured in Nienburg in Lower Saxony. A policewoman was shot.
There was a “threat situation,” said a police spokeswoman. The man is said to have been armed with a knife. A major police operation was then launched.
The policewoman who was shot was taken to a clinic in a rescue helicopter. There was initially no information about the severity of their injuries. A police service dog was also injured.
The circumstances of the operation were initially unclear. Eyewitnesses reported several shots to the newspaper “Die Harke”. The “Bild” reported that the man threatened with a knife and rioted in an apartment building.