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In Ulm, the police shot a man who is said to have previously killed another man with a knife.
The 54-year-old is also said to have injured two women, according to the Ulm police, the public prosecutor's office and the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office (LKA).
Accordingly, the officers were notified by an emergency call on Sunday afternoon about a suspected homicide.
The background to the crime was initially unclear.
Attack on police officers
The police found a “bloody man” who was holding a knife in his hand and immediately attacked the officers.
The police shot at him and the man was injured.
According to information, rescue workers took him to a hospital, where he was operated on.
According to initial findings, he had previously attacked several people with a knife in an apartment, it said.
A 58-year-old was fatally injured and two women were taken to a clinic with some serious injuries.
The Ulm police are investigating the alleged knife attack, and the Baden-Württemberg LKA is investigating the shots fired by the police.
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