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Police operation in Montabaur
Photo: Sascha Ditscher / dpa
According to the police, the alleged perpetrator and the victims were a family: According to investigators, three people, including a child, were killed in a violent act in a residential area in Montabaur in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Emergency services discovered the suspected perpetrator seriously injured after entering the building, a police spokesman said.
There is no longer any threat.
The police had previously cordoned off part of the residential and commercial area in Montabaur as a precaution because of a person in a “mentally exceptional state”.
The person freaked out, says a police spokesman.
The police negotiated with the person.
In order to exclude possible dangers for residents, passers-by and employees of surrounding companies, the area was cordoned off and evacuated.
It could not be ruled out "that weapons are involved," said the spokesman.
There are numerous police forces on site.
Montabaur is located around 20 kilometers northeast of Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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