Sunday afternoon’s attack caused three fatalities and four serious injuries. Within 11 minutes of receiving a call to the Fields shopping center near Copenhagen, police say they had apprehended a suspect.
There is no evidence, according to Danish police, that a shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall was terrorism-related.
Sunday afternoon’s shooting resulted in three fatalities and numerous injuries, four of which were life-threatening.
At a press conference on Monday morning, the chief inspector of Copenhagen, Soren Thomassen, revealed that one of the three victims was a Danish-Russian citizen, while two Swedes and two Danes were critically injured.
He also stated that the shooter most likely acted alone and chose his victims at random.
Mr. Thomassen stated that while the motive was unclear, there was no evidence of terrorism and that the suspect would be arraigned on preliminary murder charges later on Monday.
The police were called at 5:37 p.m., and 11 minutes later, a 22-year-old man of “Danish ethnicity” was arrested.
The incident took place in the Fields shopping center south of Copenhagen.
The alleged shooter was captured on camera wearing knee-high socks, a vest or sleeveless shirt, and what appeared to be a rifle.
Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of Denmark, stated that the nation had been subjected to a “cruel attack.”
“It is beyond comprehension. Heartbreaking. “Irrelevant,” she said.
Our beautiful and normally so secure capital changed in an instant.
It was the worst gun attack in Denmark since February 2015, when a 22-year-old man was killed in a shootout with police after killing two people and wounding five police officers during a rampage in the capital.
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Sunday night, the British singer Harry Styles was scheduled to perform at a venue near the mall, but his concert was canceled by police.
Former One Direction member tweeted that he was “heartbroken” and “devastated for the victims.”
People were seen fleeing the shopping center in images taken at the scene of Sunday’s shooting.
People initially believed it was a thief… Rikke Levandowski, an eyewitness, reported to TV2 that she hid behind the store’s counter when she suddenly heard gunfire.
She added, “He is only shooting into the crowd, not the ceiling or the floor.”
Isabella, a second witness, told the public broadcaster DR, “My friend and I suddenly hear gunshots. After hearing approximately ten gunshots, we run as fast as we can into a restroom.
There are approximately 11 people crammed into this tiny restroom.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark stated that the nation had been subjected to a “brutal attack.”
“It is beyond comprehension. Heartbreaking. “Irrelevant,” she said. Our beautiful and usually so secure capital was transformed in an instant.
