Mainz · RP
Man with knife taken into custody in Mainz
Police received reports early on 7 May that a man was carrying a knife near Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring and Lennigstraße in Mainz. He had allegedly approached the reporting person while holding the knife. When officers arrived, the 47-year-old continued to move towards that person and other witnesses with the knife in his hand despite repeated instructions. An officer positioned himself between the man and the witnesses, after which the man was restrained and handcuffed. He was taken into custody and later released. Police said nobody was injured.
Source: www.presseportal.de
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- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- LocationView on map
- Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate
- Category
- Knife threats
- Injury information
- Not stated
- Confirmed injured persons
- Not separately confirmed
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