Police Fatally Shoot Knife-Wielding Man During Incident in Schönebeck

A 26-year-old Afghan man was shot by police after allegedly threatening both a fellow resident and officers with a knife in a multi-family home near Magdeburg.

• The incident occurred early Friday morning in a residential building in Schönebeck, Saxony-Anhalt.
• Police were called after reports that the man had allegedly threatened a 26-year-old German resident in the building.
• The man reportedly confronted responding officers with a knife, prompting the involvement of a special unit from the state criminal police office.
• Police fired at the man, who later died in the hospital; investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances and justification for the shooting.
• Authorities have not disclosed whether the two men involved in the initial altercation knew each other or any further details about the dispute.

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