Three people were killed and one injured in a shooting at a shopping center in Copenhagen on July 3, Danish police said. “There are three dead and several injured, three of them in critical conditionChief Inspector of the Copenhagen Police, Søren Thomassen, announced this at the press conference. Earlier in the evening, the suspect A. was arrested by the police “22-year-old Dane”.
The suspect has a psychiatric history, police said the day after the murder, saying there were no indications at this stage.”terrorist act“. According to Søren Thomasen, the Dane was arrested after the fact that he chose his victims.randomly“, he mentioned during the press conference, detailing that “there is no indication that he had accomplices“.
The police consider the videos of the suspect, which circulated on social networks on Sunday evening, to be reliable, he said at the press conference. The young man appears there, posing with weapons, mimicking suicidal gestures, or inducing treatment with a powerful psychiatric drug.”which doesn’t work“. AFP has learned that the suspect’s YouTube and Instagram accounts were shut down overnight. Several Danish media outlets have also confirmed his identity by sharing it online, but his name has not been released.
The suspect’s motives have been described by the police “Ethnic Dane” remain unclear, but “we cannot rule out a terrorist actexplained Søren Thomassen on Sunday evening. According to him, at this stage there is no indication that other persons participated in the murder. The young man is known to the police “but only marginally. He’s not someone we know very well.”
Two days after the Tour de France passed through the Danish capital to huge scenes of jubilation, a large police force was deployed at the scene of the shooting and at several locations in Copenhagen.
The killing happened at around 17:30 local time (15:30 GMT), causing panic. Many visitors were there before a concert by British star Harry Styles in a nearby large hall, which was canceled for the evening. According to witnesses interviewed by Danish media, the suspect tried to trap the victims by saying, for example, that his weapon was fake to lure them in. “He was so psychic that he could chase people, but he didn’t run“, said the witness of the interview on public television D.R.
When the first shots were fired, more than a hundred people rushed out of the mall, according to footage of the incident. Others were forced to hide inside. “Suddenly we heard shots, I heard ten shots, and we ran as fast as we could to get to the toilet.explained Dr. Isabella, who remained hidden there for two hours.
“Run for our lives”
According to the mayor of Copenhagen, Sophie Hestorp Andersen, a crisis cell has been activated. Roads around the mall were cordoned off with a heavy security cordon, metro services were halted and a helicopter was hovering over the area, according to an AFP reporter on the ground. Heavily armed police do not allow residents to return to their homes.
“My girls had to go to Harry Styles. I got a call that someone was shooting. They were at the restaurant when it happened53-year-old Swede Hans Christian Stolz, who came to pick up his children there, told AFP. “At first we thought it was people running because they saw Harry Styles, then we realized it was people panicking (…) We ran for our lives.adds his daughter Cassandra.
“My team and I are praying for everyone affected by the Copenhagen shopping mall shooting. i am shockedsaid the British star on Snapchat. Police did not specify a motive for the shooting.
The Tour de France expressed “his sympathy“the time”all danesFollowing the Copenhagen shooting, which took place 48 hours after the 2022 edition was scheduled to open in the Danish capital. “The tour is particularly shocked and saddened by the tragedy in Copenhagen.The organizing company (ASO) said at the beginning of the evening.
“Its residents gave the runners one of the most fantastic welcomes in history, forming deep bonds with all the followers. The entire Tour Caravan extends its deepest condolences to the victims and their familiesadded ASO.
The most recent attack in Copenhagen took place on February 14 and 15, 2015, when a series of Islamist-motivated shootings left two dead and five injured.
Source: Le Figaro
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