Overview

• The 45-year-old teacher underwent surgery and remains hospitalized, and police say her condition is not life-threatening.
• Officers arrested the 17-year-old near Essen’s main station after he allegedly drew a knife, and he was shot and later operated on after initially facing life-threatening injuries.
• Investigators have provided no information about a possible motive for the attack.
• The city will deploy a security service on the Bildungspark campus from Monday to bolster confidence, though guards will not be permitted to search bags for weapons.
• Police say the suspect, reported as a student of the college, allegedly stabbed the teacher multiple times on Friday morning before fleeing.