Overview

• The incident occurred in Hilzingen, Baden-Württemberg, where the attacker smashed a car's windows with an axe while a young girl was inside.
• The child was unharmed, but the attacker later turned on police, injuring a female officer on the arm.
• Officers used lethal force to neutralize the threat after the man failed to comply with orders to stop his attack.
• This marks the second fatal police shooting in the Konstanz district within a week, prompting scrutiny of law enforcement's use of force.
• The Landeskriminalamt Baden-Württemberg has launched an investigation into the shooting, as is standard for such incidents.