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Copenhagen — A man shot in a shopping mall in Copenhagen, killing three and injuring several was imprisoned for 24 days on Monday after being preliminarily questioned in a city court, Danish police said. ..
A 22-year-old Danish man was charged with manslaughter and murder by shooting at a shopper in the Fields shopping district a few kilometers south of downtown Copenhagen on Sunday afternoon. ..
He is detained in a closed psychiatric ward, officials said.
The incident hosted the first three stages of the Tour de France cycle race, ending a week of hundreds of thousands of cheering Danes crossing the street. Rocked Denmark. Country.
The shooter whose name is banned shot dead two 17-year-old men and women and a 47-year-old Russian citizen living in Denmark. The other four were also injured by gunshots.
According to Danish emergency medical service health officials, three of them are currently stable and one remains in danger.
The injured included two Swedish citizens, a 50-year-old man and a 16-year-old woman.
The case could not be considered a "terrorist act" based on current evidence, police chief Soren Thomassen told reporters early Monday that the suspect was with others. He added that there were no signs of action.
"Until this horrific event, there was some deliberation and preparation (by the suspect)," Thomassen said at a press conference in detail about the criminal's possible motives. Said without offering.
"Our current assessment is that these are random victims."
Many people were slightly injured as they fled the scene, It wasn't due to gunshots. The
attack took place when many young people flocked to the mall on Sunday night, not far from the shopping center, before a concert held by British singer Harry Styles in Copenhagen. The concert has been cancelled.
"I'm broken heart with the people of Copenhagen. I love this city. People are so warm and full of love. Victims and their families, and everyone. I'm overwhelmed by the hurt, "Styles wrote on Twitter.
"I'm sorry I couldn't be with you. Please take care of each other."
Police say they are known to Danish psychiatrists. The suspect was in possession of a rifle, ammunition, and knife when he was arrested.
Danish gun control is strict and all weapons except some hunting rifles require a police-issued license. Police said the types of weapons used by the suspect were legal, but the shooters did not have permission to use them.
Nordisk Film, Denmark's largest cinema operator with a venue in a shopping center in the field, said it had decided to close theaters nationwide on Monday due to shootings.
Copenhagen Police will hold another news briefing on the ongoing investigation at 1600 (1500 GMT) local time. (Report by Stine Jacobsen and Nikolaj Skydsgaard, edited by Anna Ringstrom and Ed Osmond)
