Overview
- Police deployed a service dog the man stabbed, then a Taser and a telescopic baton before an officer fired and hit his shoulder.
- The 38-year-old is in life-threatening condition in intensive care and also inflicted neck wounds on himself, according to authorities.
- The operation began as police assisted the Veterinäramt in Hanau following a tip about mistreated puppies.
- Later, a witness reported puppies being thrown from a window and responders found smoke from burned plastic as the man left on foot.
- Police say he threatened passersby in Hanau-Mittelbuchen with a knife before being found in Maintal, and the Hanau prosecutor’s office with Hesse’s LKA is collecting evidence and witness statements.