Overview

• At 9:00, police forces, lawmakers and citizens across Germany paused in a coordinated remembrance at the invitation of Saarland’s Interior Ministry.
• The fallen officer, 34-year-old Policeoberkommissar Simon B., died after an 18-year-old suspect seized a service weapon and fired six shots, according to prosecutors.
• Prosecutors are investigating the suspect on suspicion of murder, two counts of attempted murder and particularly serious robbery, and they are examining potential aggravating motives.
• The suspect was wounded during the confrontation and remains hospitalized in custody, according to media reports.
• The Saarland Landtag scheduled its interior committee to take up the case on Thursday morning, as police leaders and ministers nationwide expressed condolences and solidarity with the officer’s family and colleagues.