Overview

• The 34-year-old officer, Simon B., died from blood loss after gunshot wounds to the head and torso confirmed by autopsy.
• Prosecutors say the 18-year-old, who had robbed a petrol station, fired a seized police handgun multiple times, including at the officer on the ground.
• A police trainee was struck in the area protected by his vest as additional officers pursued the suspect under exchanged gunfire.
• The suspect was hit twice, remains in critical condition in hospital, and is in custody.
• A homicide commission is reviewing Taser use, how the firearm left police control, toxicology and psychiatric factors, and private videos, while Saarland set a statewide minute of silence and donations for the family grew sharply.