Gelsenkirchen · NW
Woman threatens employees with knife in Gelsenkirchen
A woman threatened employees with a knife inside the sales area of a butcher's business in Gelsenkirchen-Buer. Police said she went behind the counter, took the knife and then injured herself while in a mental health crisis. An off-duty police officer who happened to be nearby spoke to her calmly until responding officers arrived. After officers used a conducted energy device, the woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two employees who were in shock were also taken to hospitals for treatment.
Source: www.presseportal.de
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- Knife threats
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- Life-threatening injury reported
- Confirmed injured persons
- 1
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