During an operation in the station district of Frankfurt am Main, a young man was fatally injured by a police officer's shot.
According to the public prosecutor, the man was seriously injured in the operation with special forces on Tuesday morning and later died.
"Previously, police officers were informed by witnesses that there was an armed man in a hotel and that he had previously threatened people," said the Hessian State Criminal Police Office on Tuesday evening.
Investigators also released information about the man's identity in the evening.
Accordingly, it is a homeless 23-year-old "who was known to the police for numerous criminal offenses, in particular violent and drug-related crime".
No further information was given on Tuesday.
The street was closed to traffic by police after the shooting.
Frankfurt's new chief of police, Stefan Müller, recently announced that he would improve conditions in the station district.
He sees a “multiple problem situation” there.
Police officers often take up arms.
In June, for example, an officer seriously injured a 25-year-old in Berlin.
The man attacked the police officer and stabbed him in the face.
The attacked fired several shots and injured the 25-year-old in the stomach, among other things.
In March, a police officer in Mainz fired several shots, injuring a 32-year-old.
He attacked three men with a knife in front of a driving school in the city center.
The official had recorded a traffic accident in the immediate vicinity and rushed to help.