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SEK Shoots Crossbow-Wielding Man in Fischbachau, Doctors Say He Is No Longer in Life-Threatening Condition

State police are examining whether the use of firearms was lawful.

Overview

  • Paramedics called police around 3 a.m. after a 33-year-old threatened them with a loaded sports crossbow outside a residence.
  • The man moved back into the house where his partner and her relatives were present as officers secured the scene and attempted negotiations.
  • SEK units from Munich intervened at about 4:45 a.m. to eliminate danger, and officers fired, hitting the man in the torso.
  • He was taken to intensive care with life-threatening injuries before physicians reported his condition had stabilized.
  • The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office, directed by the Munich II prosecutor’s office, is investigating, and crisis intervention teams are assisting everyone affected.