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| Police 'shoot gunman who screamed ‘Allahu Akbar' outside a supermarket in Germany |
| 2026-07-15 |
| "We'll probably never know his motive" [DM] Police have this morning shot a man who witnesses say screamed 'Allahu Akbar' and fired a 'musket-like' gun outside a German supermarket. The 41-year-old man was seen with a weapon in front of a supermarket in the Friedrichstadt district of Dresden at around 8.20 this morning. Witnesses called police, who quickly arrived. Special forces shot at the man, a Turkish citizen who was wielding 'what appeared to be a musket', after he screamed the Islamic religious saying. Footage from the scene showed two armed police officers taking cover behind a car on the road next to the supermarket. Another shot showed an armed cop peering round the corner of the supermarket and taking a shot at the man. Following the exchange of gunfire, the gunman fell to the floor and screamed, apparently hit with a bullet. Footage showed him lying on his back, with blood pooling around him. After officers gave him first aid, he was taken to hospital with injuries and is now under investigation for making threats and violating weapons laws. Dresden police said in a statement that no officers or civilians were injured during the incident. Pictures from the scene taken by local media showed several armed and masked police officers surrounding the entrance of the supermarket, while a man was seen lying in the back of an ambulance. A small pool of blood was seen in front of the entrance to the shop. Police have cordoned off the supermarket and said there is no longer any danger to the public. It is not known why the man carried out his actions. Cops are looking into whether he had any connection to any of the employees of the store. Police are looking into whether the weapon in the man's hand was live. They are also looking at whether the police's use of service weapons was legal. |
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