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Police Shoot and Kill 33-Year-Old Patient at University Hospital Gießen

Prosecutors ordered an autopsy following the fatal police intervention inside the clinic.

Overview

  • Hospital staff called police around 16:00 reporting a patient threatening personnel with a scissors.
  • Multiple patrols responded to the university hospital before the encounter turned fatal.
  • According to the current investigative account, the man attacked officers with the scissors.
  • Police fired their weapons and the 33-year-old died at the scene, with authorities noting he was in a psychiatric crisis.
  • The Gießen prosecutor’s office seized the body and ordered an autopsy, and the Hesse State Criminal Police Office is assisting the ongoing investigation.