Mar 10 • 09:49 UTC 🇩🇪 Germany SZ

Erlangen: Police shoot man with a knife in emergency room

Police in Erlangen shot a man in a hospital emergency room after he attacked an officer with a knife.

In Erlangen, Germany, police responded to a situation in a hospital emergency room where a 35-year-old man was reported to be aggressive and had allegedly attacked an officer. The incident began when the man, who appeared confused and claimed he had been poisoned, created a disturbance that prompted the hospital staff to call the police. Upon arrival, officers faced aggression from the man, who used pepper spray against one of the female officers.

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