Overview

• Police launched a large operation at Westfalenkolleg in Paderborn after a stabbing left a female student with life‑threatening injuries.
• A suspect was taken into custody, with investigators identifying him as a 25-year-old local who contacted police and was detained near the Padersee.
• Special units including SEK are on site, and officers are conducting room‑by‑room searches while securing the area and nearby streets.
• Police and local media report that a stabbing instrument was recovered, though investigators are still clarifying the circumstances of the attack.
• WDR reports the ‘amok alarm’ was activated to initiate emergency response, and officials have not characterized the incident as a rampage.