In the early hours of the morning, a fleeing Salzburger was shot by the police after a knife attack and possible arson.

The text of the police report

Salzburg – Early Monday morning (January 17), the fire department notified the police of a apartment fire in the district fief. At the same time, more emergency calls were received by the police that one person with a knife walked out of this same apartment building and was there Residents and passers-by threatened. The suspect also attacked one of these callers with a knife for no apparent reason, but without affecting him. The perpetrator then fled via Aribonenstraße in the direction of Wachtelgasse. During the immediate search, a police patrol located the suspect in the area of ​​left-wing shine.

However, the perpetrator did not follow the police instructions and attacked the police with a knife. To stop the attack According to current knowledge, the police fired three shots. the The perpetrator was injured to an unspecified degree, after the first aid provisionally arrested and brought to the University Hospital Salzburg.

In the fire and presumed residential property of the perpetrator reported according to reliable knowledge at least two residents smoke inhalation and were also taken to hospitals. 27 uninjured residents were temporarily accommodated in a housed hotel. The Fire object was blocked over a large area and is currently uninhabitable.

The Salzburg State Criminal Police Office is investigating the use of firearms, the motive and the circumstances of the crime, in particular the cause of the fire and any other crimes committed by the perpetrator. According to earlier findings, this is an in Somalis living in Salzburg.

Press release from the Salzburg State Police Headquarters