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Pinneberg Shooting Leaves Man Critically Wounded as Heavily Armed Police Guard Hospital

Police say public statements will come from prosecutors.

Overview

  • Police were alerted around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday after a person was critically injured on Dingstätte in Pinneberg’s city centre.
  • Police and local outlets reported the victim is a man who sustained apparent gunshot wounds.
  • Numerous officers, some described as carrying submachine guns, secured the street scene and preserved the area for investigators.
  • A large contingent then guarded the hospital entrance after relatives gathered and tried to reach the patient, and the entrance remains under police watch.
  • Officials released few details about the victim, no suspect or arrest information was disclosed, and investigators directed inquiries to the public prosecutor, who had not commented.