Overview
- A white van drove into a crowd at Berlin’s Christopher Street Day in Tiergarten on Saturday night, killing one person and injuring about 29 others, and witnesses say the driver then attacked people with a knife or similar weapon.
- Police identified the main suspect as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout and mounted a large, multi-day manhunt that involved searches, detentions and border checks across Germany.
- Officers located Ballout in an allotment garden in Spandau on Sunday and say a special unit shot him after he attacked police with a knife; he died despite resuscitation attempts.
- Investigators are still working to confirm whether others took part, who owned or rented the van, what weapons were used and whether Ballout acted alone; at least one presumed passenger has been detained and several people have been questioned.
- The attack halted Pride events, prompted public vigils and led federal and city officials to order reviews of security for large gatherings while leaders urged unity and warned further threats cannot be ruled out.