Mannheim
Police shoot gunman in university library: dead
Police operation at Mannheim University. Now the sequence of events needs to be reconstructed. photo
© René Priebe/dpa
A man is said to have entered a library at the University of Mannheim with a machete. The police shoot him. Shortly afterwards, the 31-year-old died in hospital. Now the LKA is also investigating.
A 31-year-old who is said to have entered a library at Mannheim University with a machete has been arrested Police shot and died in hospital. The police, the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) and the public prosecutor’s office said that there was a threat to police officers, whereupon they used their firearms.
The 31-year-old had become violent towards an employee before the officers arrived. Students were also there. There was no danger to them, said a police spokesman.
First, an armed man was noticed in the area of the library of the economics faculty. He had already been banned from the library because he had repeatedly behaved negatively, the statement said. When the police patrol arrived, he was reportedly holding a machete in his hand. After being shot by police, the man was taken to a hospital where he later died. According to the statement, he had already appeared before the police.
The LKA is also investigating the use of firearms. Together with the public prosecutor’s office, it is supposed to reconstruct the sequence of events. The 31-year-old’s motive should also be determined.