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Munich Police Shoot Dead Woman Who Stabbed Passersby Near Theresienwiese

Authorities have sealed off Westendstrasse for a forensic investigation, with the victims’ conditions still undisclosed.

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Overview

  • Shortly before 8 p.m. on June 7, a 30-year-old Bulgarian woman attacked a 56-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman with a knife near the Theresienwiese festival grounds.
  • Officers arrived within minutes and shot the assailant, who later died in hospital despite emergency treatment.
  • German police have cordoned off the scene and deployed forensic teams and search dogs to examine evidence.
  • Investigators are probing possible mental health factors behind the knife attack as the motive remains unclear.
  • Officials have not provided updates on the medical status of the two injured victims.