After the large-scale operation in the railway station district in Frankfurt, in which a man was killed by police in a threatening situation early on Tuesday morning, the background of the crime is now being clarified. According to current information, the 23-year-old Somali man “ordered” two prostitutes to the hotel on Moselstraße early in the morning. According to the public prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt, he then forced the women to consume drugs during the meeting, which the women refused.
The man, who had previously been known for drug-related and violent offences, then threatened the women with a knife. He also allegedly had a firearm with him, but it was not fired. The women were finally able to flee from the hotel room. When officers of the special task force came to the hotel a short time later to overpower the attacker, he had injured the police dog so severely with a knife that the animal collapsed bleeding profusely, according to police sources. The dog had to undergo emergency surgery. It is currently unclear whether the dog will survive.
As the situation escalated further, one of the officers finally fired shots, which initially seriously injured the twenty-three-year-old. He was taken to hospital. However, he died there a short time later.