According to the police, there has been a kidnapping, the Altmarktgalerie and adjacent areas are being evacuated. The alleged perpetrator is also said to have killed his mother in an apartment building in the Prohlis district.
There is a hostage situation in downtown Dresden. It takes place in the Altmarkt-Galerie and is currently still running, said a police spokesman. Details – such as how many people are affected – could not be given at the moment because of the confusing situation. You have telephone contact with the alleged hostage-taker, the police said at noon. A special task force and the police negotiation group are also on site.
In the morning she also found a dead woman in an apartment building in Dresden-Prohlis, as she announced. The homicide is related to the operation in the city center. The suspect is the woman’s 40-year-old German son.
According to the police, the area around the Altmarkt-Galerie shopping center is affected by the large-scale operation. The mall and adjacent areas are being evacuated. The Striezelmarkt will also remain closed. The entire city center was closed to public transport.
Radio Dresden also reports on an armed robbery in the Ammonhof, a commercial complex near the main train station. The Altmarkt-Galerie is a shopping center in downtown Dresden. It is named after Dresden’s Altmarkt, where the building is located.