Overview
- Authorities say the 38-year-old was struck in the shoulder and then injured himself with his knife, and he remains in intensive care.
- Police describe a step-by-step use of force that included a service dog, a Taser and a telescopic baton before a firearm was used.
- The case started with a veterinary welfare visit and later reports that puppies were thrown from a window, with firefighters removing a hazard from plastic burned in an oven.
- The man allegedly threatened passersby with a knife in Hanau and stabbed at the police dog during the confrontation in Maintal.
- Investigators are probing potential offenses including attempted murder and have secured evidence for forensic analysis, and no other people were injured.