Overview
- Police were called shortly before 6 a.m. on the second day of Christmas to a building on Erich-Kästner-Straße over reports of several people rioting in the stairwell.
- Responding officers say they were attacked immediately and that a man advanced with a sharp object, prompting an officer to fire and hit him in the leg.
- The wounded man was taken to hospital for surgery, and police said there is no indication his condition is life-threatening.
- Two officers were injured during the incident and are being treated in hospital.
- Several suspects were arrested and remain in custody, while investigators have not disclosed numbers or identities as criminal proceedings continue under the Mordkommission.