Several people were killed in a shooting at Copenhagen Mall
People were killed when gunmen fired at a shopping mall in Copenhagen on Sunday, according to at least three police. According to police inspector Søren Thomassen, several others were injured, three of whom were seriously injured.
The suspect in custody is a 22-year-old Danish man detained near a Fields shopping mall, said Thomassen, head of the Copenhagen police operations unit. rice field.
Thomassen stated that the three victims were a man in his forties and "two young people."
Last Sunday, Thomassen said terrorism could not be ruled out. "We don't have any information that others are involved. This is what we know now."
Police arrested the suspect late Sunday. He said he sometimes had rifles and ammunition. He has been charged with manslaughter and will appear in front of the judge on Monday.
He said the suspect was "ethnic Dane", a phrase usually used to mean that someone was white.
Last Sunday, Mayor of Copenhagen Sophie H. Andersen tweeted.
Images of the scene show that people are running out of malls, and the Danish TV2 broadcaster posted a photo of a man on a stretcher. Witnesses said people were crying and hiding in the store.
When Laurits Hermansen asked the Danish broadcaster DR "3-4 bangs" He said he was at a clothing store in a shopping center with his family. He has big bangs. He heard that ammunition was being fired right next to the store.
I had a huge presence of heavily armed police officers, and some fire trucks were also parked outside the mall.
"One person was arrested in connection with the shooting in Fields. Currently, we can't talk any more about the people involved," Copenhagen policetweeted. “We have a big presence in Fields and we are working to get an overview.”
The shopping center is located on the outskirts of Copenhagen and is the subway that connects the city center to the international airport. It is directly opposite the line. It also runs on the main highway adjacent to Fields, which opened in 2004.
The concert by former One Direction band member Harry Styles, scheduled for Sunday night at the nearby Royal Arena, has been cancelled.
"I'm heartbroken with the people of Copenhagen. I love this city. People are so warm and full of love. It's devastating to the victims, their families, and everyone who's hurt. Stylestweeted. "I'm sorry I couldn't be with you. Take care of each other. H."
Immediately after the shooting, the royal palace said the reception with Prince Frederik related to the Tour de France cycling race was cancelled. Said. The palace said in a statement that the first three stages of the race were held in Denmark this year. The reception was scheduled to be held on a royal yacht moored in Sønderborg, the town where the third stage was completed.
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