Rothenburg ob der Tauber · BY
Man threatens police officers with knives in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
In Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a 56-year-old man threatened police officers with a machete and another knife on Friday evening. According to police, he approached the officers with the weapons in his hands and ignored requests to put them down. An officer then fired a warning shot, after which the man was overpowered and provisionally detained. He suffered a head laceration in the process, received medical treatment and was taken to hospital. Police are investigating him on suspicion of, among other offences, threats, resistance and an assault on law-enforcement officers.
Source: www.polizei.bayern.de
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- Not separately confirmed
- LocationView on map
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria
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- Knife threats
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- Confirmed injured persons
- 1
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