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Fatal Police Shooting in Kamp-Lintfort Investigated

A 34-year-old man died after being shot by police during a response to a disturbance in a multi-family residence in North Rhine-Westphalia.

  • Police responded to a reported noise disturbance in a Kamp-Lintfort apartment building on Saturday night.
  • The 34-year-old man allegedly attacked officers in the stairwell with an unspecified object, prompting one officer to fire his weapon.
  • The man was critically injured by the gunshot and later died in the hospital early Sunday morning.
  • Three officers were injured during the incident, with one requiring hospital treatment and two sustaining minor injuries.
  • An investigation into the shooting is being conducted by the Duisburg Criminal Police on the orders of the Kleve State Prosecutor's Office.
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