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Wiesenbach (dpa / lby) - Because he threatened people with a knife, a man in Swabia was shot by the police.
"The man was hit in the leg," said the police on Sunday not.
There is no mortal danger.
The 27-year-old is said to have threatened two walkers in Wiesenbach (Günzburg district) on Sunday afternoon.
He approached the police officers who had been called with knife in hand.
He could not be stopped by the use of pepper spray or warning shots in the air.
The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office and the Memmingen public prosecutor's office are investigating the use of firearms by the police.
The Kripo is investigating suspected threats against the 27-year-old.
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