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In Mosbach, a man was killed by a gunshot during a police operation. The 46-year-old man had attacked the officers with a knife. The allegedly mentally ill man was staying near the flat of his ex-girlfriend.
In the evening, the public prosecutor’s office in Mosbach and the State Criminal Police Office of Baden-Württemberg released further details about the operation in Mosbach. According to the report, on Friday afternoon, “in the course of a threatening situation”, a police officer fired his weapon in the Neckarelz district. A 46-year-old man was critically injured.
According to the current report, the police were called around 1 p.m. by several calls reporting a man “who appears to be in a state of mental emergency and is armed with a knife”. He was also reportedly on foot in the area of his ex-partner’s flat.
The arriving police officers were attacked by the 46-year-old with a knife. According to the public prosecutor’s office and the police, irritant gas was first used to subdue the man – without success. It continues: “In the further course, a police officer made use of his service weapon.”
The officers immediately administered first aid until the rescue service and emergency doctor arrived. However, the 46-year-old man died of his injuries on the spot. It turned out that the man already had a police record for domestic violence, among other things. According to current knowledge, he was undergoing psychiatric treatment.
As a result, the crime scene is widely cordoned off. Two public prosecutors from the Mosbach public prosecutor’s office are on site. The investigation of the police use of firearms is being conducted by the State Criminal Police Office of Baden-Württemberg. Further information on the background and the exact course of action will be determined in the coming days.