Overview

• Officers in Hamburg’s Farmsen-Berne shot a knife-wielding man in the leg after he ignored commands, then provided first aid, arrested him and took him to a hospital.
• Police said the Landeskriminalamt opened an investigation in coordination with prosecutors, and the Interior Ministry’s internal-affairs unit is examining the officers’ use of a firearm.
• At Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, federal police arrested a 40-year-old wanted since December 2023 on three Berlin warrants and found more than 600 prescription tablets sewn into his shoes and suitcase.
• Investigators in the station case initiated proceedings for document forgery and violations of pharmaceutical law and seized €700 in cash.
• In Munich, officers detained a 29-year-old who allegedly attacked three women and later admitted him to a psychiatric facility, while a separate court in Weilheim fined a 30-year-old after finding diminished responsibility for offenses against police.