Overview

• The 34-year-old officer died from blood loss after being hit six times, including while on the ground, according to the Staatsanwaltschaft Saarbrücken.
• Investigators say the 18-year-old, initially armed with a table knife, seized a service weapon during a struggle; he remains in intensive care under a warrant for murder and multiple attempted murders.
• A homicide unit is leading the Völklingen probe, seeking witnesses and private video as tests examine Taser use, toxicology, psychiatric factors and possible youth criminal law applicability.
• In Hamburg, a 39-year-old Borussia Dortmund fan died after a push on the Millerntor forecourt; a 22-year-old identified by police was detained then released for lack of detention grounds as the homicide unit appeals for witnesses.
• Separate investigations continue into a likely homicide at Hannover’s Silbersee, a tram stabbing that injured a 21-year-old U.S. citizen in Dresden with a suspect released pending evidence, and a machete and knife attack in Munich that left two 19-year-olds seriously hurt under Kommissariat 11 review.