Overview
- Police encountered a 40-year-old U.S. man outside a club on Vordere Sterngasse after witnesses reported him repeatedly opening a folding knife.
- Officers ordered the man to drop the knife and say he discarded it after repeated commands.
- Police subdued and handcuffed the suspect during the arrest and he suffered a facial injury while being brought to the ground.
- Emergency medical services transported the injured man to hospital while he remained in custody.
- The Nuremberg-Mitte police inspectorate is reviewing whether criminal charges apply and investigators say no one else was reported threatened during the incident.