Bloody drama at the subway station: man stabbed, police shoot back!

Bloody drama at the subway station: man stabbed, police shoot back!

A serious incident occurred at Sophie-Charlotte-Platz underground station in Berlin-Charlottenburg, where a man was stabbed in a discussion. According to information from fr.de succumbed to his serious injuries. The attacker, who initially threatened passers -by with a knife, got into an argument with another passer -by and followed him on the platform.

The Situation escalated when the attacker stabbed the victim with the knife and then fled towards Schloßstraße. There he threatened the incoming police forces with a raised knife, whereupon the police shot him and hit him on his neck. The injured person was taken to the hospital while a murder commission took over the investigation. The U12 subway line was interrupted during the deployment between Theodor-Heuss-Platz and the German Opera.

background of the argument

The exact background of the dispute are currently unclear, but the police have confirmed that a homicide commission has taken over the investigation. This is not the first time that knife attacks in Berlin are focused on. According to berliner-zeitung.de there was average over nine knife in Berlin in 2022. In 2022 the police registered a total of 3,412 knife attacks, a decline compared to 3,482 in 2021.

More than half of these attacks occurred on streets and squares, whereby knives are often used as a threat. Over the past few years, the statistics have shown that there was a decline in classic predators, but an increase in "criminal offenses against life" was recorded by 12 percent and, if there is resistance to enforcement officers.

The conditions for the suspects also throw a light on the problem. In 2022, 365 young people were affected. While the number of German suspects dropped by 4, the number of non -Germans rose by 36, including 16 immigrants. In adults, the number of non -German suspects increased by 22 and immigrants around 23.