A man was shot and detained by police in Krefeld, Germany, on Thursday local time after setting multiple fires and attempting to burn down a cinema.
The suspect reportedly used Molotov cocktails to ignite a car, an apartment building, and a local government office before heading to the Cinemaxx theatre.
Police intervened in the theater’s foyer, shooting the suspect to stop him. The man survived and is in hospital, while no casualties have been reported from the fires.
Authorities believe the arsonist acted alone, though heightened security remains in place.
Nach Feuer-Amoklauf in #Krefeld schießen Polizisten Angreifer im Eingang des CinemaxX nieder, Großeinsatz in der Innenstadt, Täter hat mindestens drei Brände gelegt, ganze Innenstadt abgesperrt, überall Einsatzkräfte #Polizei #amok #gewalt #Kriminalität pic.twitter.com/kjmFzzBqdz
— Frank Schneider (@chefreporterNRW) October 10, 2024
BREAKING:
The German police have shot a man in Krefeld after he started striking people in a cinema with a hammer pic.twitter.com/0H0DEPTnJ5
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 10, 2024
