Overview
- A 29-year-old Eritrean allegedly stabbed two employees inside the Blaubeurer Straße electronics store, critically injuring a 25-year-old and lightly injuring a 22-year-old.
- Police encountered the suspect nearby and, after he allegedly continued to threaten them with a knife, fired multiple shots that left him severely wounded.
- Both the suspect and the critically injured employee remain in intensive care, according to police.
- The state criminal office, working with the Ulm public prosecutor, is examining the police use of firearms, while Ulm police investigate the stabbing.
- Authorities have not identified a motive and intend to seek an arrest warrant, with reports noting prior violent convictions and a prison release in December 2025.