Copenhagen, Denmark (CNN)Killed three and injured several during a shooting at a shopping mall A man arrested on suspicion in Copenhagen has been detained in a closed psychiatric facility for 24 days, Danish police said Monday.
A 22-year-old Danish man was known to psychiatric experts, police said earlier.
At a press conference on Monday morning, Copenhagen police chief Soren Thomassen said two 17-year-old Danish citizens, a man and a woman, and a 47-year-old Russian citizen were killed. .. fire.
Two other Danes and two Swedes had gunshot wounds and were hospitalized in a serious but stable condition, while a few others were slightly injured when leaving the mall. Said Thomassen.
According to the Rigshospitalet Hospital, where the majority of victims are being treated, as of Monday, only one in four injured remained in critical condition. did.
The man arrested in connection with the shooting is currently the only suspect. Thomassen said there were no signs that the suspect was acting with others, but the investigation was ongoing.
Earlier, police detained the suspect 13 minutes after receiving the first emergency call and stated that he "carried a rifle and ammunition" at the time of his arrest.
At a press conference on Monday, Thomassen said there was no sign that the attack was a "terrorist act" or a gender motivation, and police believed the victims were randomly chosen. Stated. The suspect is "known to the psychiatric people," he said.
The suspect is charged with manslaughter, Thomassen added.
Deadly shooting at a mall in Copenhagen
Deadly shooting at Copenhagen's mall
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Deadly shooting at the mall in Copenhagen
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Deadly at Copenhagen's mall Shooting
Deadly shooting at the mall in Copenhagen
Deadly shooting at Copenhagen's mall
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Deadly shooting at the mall in Copenhagen
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.
