Hannover · NI
Man approaches police officer with knife in Hanover
At about 19:14 on 6 September, a man approached a 24-year-old police officer while holding a knife during a police check at Hanover District Court. Officers had previously noticed him near Volgersweg and intended to check him because he appeared to be carrying a knife. During the subsequent events, the officer fired several shots from his service weapon. The man sustained serious gunshot injuries to his legs and was taken to hospital; police said there was no acute danger to his life. The circumstances surrounding the use of the firearm are being investigated.
Source: www.presseportal.de
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- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- LocationView on map
- Hannover, Lower Saxony
- Category
- Knife threats
- Injury information
- Serious injury reported
- Confirmed injured persons
- 1
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