Shock in Mannheim

Machete man shot dead in university library

The rushing officers were unable to de-escalate the situation - shots were fired shortly after they arrived (symbolic image).

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A man is said to have attacked an employee with a machete in a library at the University of Mannheim. The police intervened and used their weapons, fatally injuring the German man, who later died in hospital. The State Office of Criminal Investigation has now opened an investigation.

On Tuesday afternoon, the police responded to a large-scale operation in the library of the University of Mannheim after a man appeared with a machete.

Man had already been conspicuous before
Due to the acute threat situation, the arriving police officers immediately pulled out their weapons - after he had also threatened the officers, shots were finally fired at the 31-year-old. The man was later pronounced dead in hospital.

He had previously been banned from the library due to repeated negative behavior. The deceased was a German from Mannheim who was already known to the police.

Students were also present
The motive is still completely unclear. In any case, the Mannheim public prosecutor's office and the State Office of Criminal Investigation have opened an investigation into the incident.

According to a police spokesperson, there were also students in the Faculty of Economics at the time of the incident. However, they are said to have been in no danger.