Overview
- Officers were called Friday around 5:45 p.m. to a gas station on Siegfriedstraße in Berlin-Lichtenberg after a 38-year-old allegedly threatened to ignite multiple people.
- Police pulled the man from the shop, brought him to the ground outside, and restrained him with handcuffs.
- Responding officers reported a strong smell of gasoline on the suspect, noted injuries in the throat area, and said they could not communicate with him before the arrest.
- A records check showed he was already wanted by authorities and required medical attention, and he was transported by ambulance to a hospital.
- Following consultation with a specialist, he was admitted to a psychiatric ward, and investigators have not disclosed a motive.