The 40-year-old shooter allegedly killed his mother first before attempting to enter the premises of a local radio station and then take refuge in a shopping center.
The author of a hostage-taking Saturday, December 10 in the morning in a shopping mall in Dresden (East) died during the intervention of the German police, announced the police.
“Hostage situation in Dresden is over“, said the police in a message on Twitter, adding that he “there is no more danger“. “During the assault and the release of the hostages, the 40-year-old suffered fatal injuries“, then specified the police in a press release. The police added that they took care of two people “no apparent injury“, without further details about the suspect.
Several shots
The security measures put in place in the city center of the regional capital of the Land of Saxony have been lifted. The police had indicated shortly before 1:00 p.m. local time (12:00 p.m.) to be “in touchwith the suspect, adding that response groups and “negotiation” were “also on site“.
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Several media, including the daily Picture, specified for their part that a man armed with a pistol had taken refuge in a shop in a shopping mall after having previously tried to enter the premises of a radio station in the city. He reportedly fired several shots at the door of the radio, but failed to open it.
The 40-year-old shooter allegedly killed his mother first, before attempting to enter the radio station premises and then take refuge in the shopping center, Bild adds. The nearby shopping mall and Christmas market, one of the most famous in Germany, had been closed.