Plauen · SN
Man threatens police officers with knife in Plauen
A 47-year-old man is alleged to have blocked traffic on Zaderastrasse in Plauen on Monday afternoon and verbally confronted other road users. When police officers arrived, he suddenly pulled a knife and aggressively threatened them, police said. Officers used pepper spray and brought him to the ground; he resisted and sustained minor injuries. He was taken to a medical facility because of a psychological emergency. Several investigations are under way, including for driving without a licence and driving while intoxicated.
Source: www.medienservice.sachsen.de
Documented information
- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- LocationView on map
- Plauen, Saxony
- Category
- Knife threats
- Injury information
- Minor injury reported
- Confirmed injured persons
- 1
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