Police said the alleged shooting in the deadly Copenhagen shopping district was remanded at a psychiatric facility for 24 days.

Shooting in Denmark Incidents are rare

When investigators put together the situations that led to the deadly shooting on Sunday, the question was asked how the weapons and ammunition used in the attack were available to Denmark. The most restrictive gun control in Europe.

In the United States, gun ownership is conditionally guaranteed by the US Constitution, but in Denmark, personal gun ownership, according to GunPolicy.org, an organization that tracks international firearms policy. Rights are not guaranteed by law.

Danish authorities are trying to reduce firearm violence by significantly reducing the number of firearms in circulation through restricted licenses. According to GunPolicy.org, firearms license applicants in Denmark must pass a background check that considers crime and mental health.

Only authorized gun owners can legally obtain, possess, or transfer firearms or ammunition. According to GunPolicy.org, gun owner license applicants in Denmark need to establish a true reason for possessing a firearm. For example, hunting, target shooting, collecting, etc. According to Thomassen, the chief of police in Copenhagen, he has a permit.

'Run, run, run, they are still shooting there'

Former Danish politician and athletic witness Joachim Olsen Was on his way to the gym in the field when he saw a lot of people leaving the mall who told CNN that he was there.

"It looked like something, sorry, but people come out with their hands on their heads, as seen from school shootings in the United States." Olsen said.

"You have people looking for friends, calling friends and family inside, and talking to friends inside," he said. "The old man who has his arms around the necks of those who are doing it is just dragging his legs across the floor."

Outside the mall, Olsen said his arms were " His elbows were covered with blood. "I spoke to a man who spoke to an off-duty emergency medical worker.

"He wanted to go back, but the police didn't allow him," Olsen said.

According to Olsen, the guards tried to keep the crowd away from the mall.

"At some point we hurried away. The police came and said," Run, run, run, they are still shooting there. "

Denmark's largest Rigshospitalet spokesman hospital told CNN that the hospital had accepted several victims and called in additional staff to handle emergencies.

Telephone lines were opened for victims, and police said they had set up a central location where witnesses could be assisted and report their experiences to law enforcement officers.

"We were all brutally torn from the bright summer just beginning. It's incomprehensible. It's sad. It doesn't make sense. Our beautiful and usually very safe. The capital changed in an instant, "Frederiksen said.

In a statement, the Danish royal family said, "Our thoughts and deep sympathy are with the victims, their relatives, and all those affected by the tragedy." ..

European Parliament Speaker Roberta Metsola has also expressed solidarity with the Danish people.