One person has been arrested in connection with the shooting at the Field's shopping mall in Denmark's capital, which is close to the airport.
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Danish police say several people were shot dead and one suspect has been arrested after gunfire rang out at a busy Copenhagen shopping centre, ...
“We could see that many people suddenly ran towards the exit and then we heard a bang. Shortly after the shooting, the royal palace said a reception with Crown Prince Frederik connected to the Tour de France cycling race had been cancelled. On Snapchat, Styles wrote “My team and I pray for everyone involved in the Copenhagen shopping mall shooting. Other footage posted online showed people running through and out of the mall, and Denmark’s TV2 broadcaster posted a photo of a man being put on a stretcher. It sounded like the shots were being fired just next to the store.” Several fire vehicles were parked outside the mall.
A 22-year-old Danish man is arrested after the shooting at the Fields mall in the capital.
You can also get in touch in the following ways: Shortly after the shooting, the Danish royal family announced that a reception due to be hosted by Crown Prince Frederik been cancelled. Field's is said to be the largest shopping centre in Denmark, with over 140 shops and restaurants. Love H." I am shocked. Speaking at a news conference on Sunday evening, Mr Thomassen said it was too early to say how many people had been harmed in the attack.
Copenhagen: Danish police say three people were killed and three others are in critical condition after a shooting rampage at a shopping mall in Copenhagen.
The first three stages of the race have been held in Denmark this year. On Snapchat, Styles wrote: “My team and I pray for everyone involved in the Copenhagen shopping mall shooting. Shortly after the shooting, the royal palace said a reception with Crown Prince Frederik connected to the Tour de France cycling race had been cancelled. “Our beautiful and usually so safe capital was changed in a split second,” she said. A major highway also runs adjacent to the centre. Children, adolescents and adults,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement on Monday.
The suspected shooter, who is in custody, is a 22-year-old Danish man who was detained near the Fields shopping mall on the southern outskirts of the capital, ...
The reception was due to be held on the royal yacht that is moored in Soenderborg, the town where the third stage ended. "We have a massive presence at Fields and are working on getting an overview." Several people have been shot in Fields shopping center in Copenhagen and one person has been arrested. It sounded like the shots were being fired just next to the store." Witnesses said people were crying and hid in shops. He didn't provide any further details on the victims.
A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested, with Copenhagen police chief inspector Søren Thomassen saying there was no indication of more than one shooter. Terrorism ...
After the stage finish, the riders flew to France while the Tour’s many cars, buses, and caravans will drive 900 km to Calais for a rest day on Monday. Authorities rushed to Field’s shopping centre – one of the largest malls in Scandinavia, on the outskirts of Copenhagen – after receiving reports of a shooting. Tour de France organisers have offered their "sympathy and compassion".
Copenhagen police said that one person has been arrested in connection with the shooting at the Field's shopping mall, which is close to the city's airport.
The royal palace said a reception with Crown Prince Frederik connected to the Tour de France cycling race had been canceled. A major highway also runs adjacent to the mall. It sounded like the shots were being fired just next to the store." After the shooting, an enormous contingent of heavily armed police officers patrolled the area, with several fire department vehicles also parked outside the mall. When the shots rang out, some people hid in shops while others fled in a panicked stampede, according to witnesses. He seemed very proud of what he was doing."
A gunman killed several people and injured others during a shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall on Sunday. The gun attack coincided with the end of three ...
The organisers of the Tour de France released a statement on Sunday night, sending "sincerest condolences" to the victims and families, following a shooting ...
The entire caravan of the Tour de France sends its sincerest condolences to the victims and their families.” The Tour is extremely shocked and saddened to hear of what has happened in Copenhagen.” ASO, who organise the Tour de France, said it was "shocked and saddened to hear of what has happened in Copenhagen," after several people were killed in a shopping mall shooting.
Suspected gunman arrested as police deployed around the large Field's mall between the city centre and the airport.
Shortly after the shooting, the royal palace said a reception with Crown Prince Frederik connected to the Tour de France cycling race had been cancelled. It sounded like the shots were being fired just next to the store”. Love H.” A major highway also runs adjacent to Field’s. I am shocked. Several people have been killed and injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, Danish police said
A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested after the shooting, Copenhagen police inspector Søren Thomassen told reporters, adding there was no indication that ...
The first three stages of the race were held in Denmark this year. Shortly after the shooting, the royal palace said a reception with Crown Prince Frederik connected to the Tour de France cycling race had been canceled. On Snapchat, Styles wrote: “My team and I pray for everyone involved in the Copenhagen shopping mall shooting. A major highway also runs adjacent to the mall. When the shots rang out, some people hid in shops while others fled in a panicked stampede, according to witnesses. It sounded like the shots were being fired just next to the store.”
The suspected gunman, a 22-year-old Danish man, is in custody.
The first three stages of the race were held in Denmark this year, the palace said in a statement. On Snapchat, Styles wrote “My team and I pray for everyone involved in the Copenhagen shopping mall shooting. “We have a massive presence at Fields and are working on getting an overview.” It sounded like the shots were being fired just next to the store.” Witnesses said people were crying and hid in shops. He didn’t provide any further details on the victims or supsect, or say how many people were killed or wounded.
A shooting at a mall in Copenhagen has left several people dead, local police said Sunday.
We are with you Denmark," she tweeted "Thinking of everyone in #Copenhagen tonight after horrific reports of several people killed in a shooting in a shopping mall. President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, expressed solidarity with the people of Denmark in a statement.
One person, described as a 22-year-old Danish man, has been arrested, Copenhagen Head of Police Soren Thomassen told reporters. The shooting unfolded inside ...
Danish police say three people were killed and three others are in critical condition after a shooting at a shopping mall in Copenhagen.
"Our beautiful and usually so safe capital was changed in a split second," she said. The suspect was apprehended at 5:48pm local time, carrying a rifle and ammunition. Several more were wounded, and among those were three in critical condition. Children, adolescents and adults," Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement late on Sunday. "Denmark was hit by a cruel attack on Sunday night. The attack rocked Denmark at the end of an otherwise joyful week, just after it hosted the first three stages of the Tour de France cycle race.
Copenhagen police arrest a 22-year-old Danish man over the attack, saying they cannot rule out that it is an "act of terrorism".
Really loud bangs". Love H." Laurits Hermansen told Danish broadcaster DR he and his family were in a clothing store at the shopping centre when he heard "three to four bangs. I am shocked. Copenhagen police inspector Søren Thomassen said the three victims were a man in his 40s and "two young people". Denmark's Prime Minister has said a shooting rampage at a shopping centre in Copenhagen was a "cruel attack" that left three people dead and three others in a critical condition.
Copenhagen police detained a 22-year-old Danish man in connection with the shooting.
Heartbreaking. Pointless.” He will be charged with manslaughter, Chief Police Inspector Soren Thomassen said, according to Danish broadcaster TV2. “It is incomprehensible.
Police say the suspect who was arrested after killing at least three people at a mall had mental health issues.
Police confirmed that the suspect was present at the mall at the time of the shooting and is known to the police “but only peripherally”. According to police, the attacker was armed with a rifle, a pistol and a knife, and while the guns were not believed to be illegal, the suspect did not have a licence for them. The suspect in a weekend shooting at a Copenhagen mall in which three people were killed was known to mental health services, according to Denmark’s police.
Gunman acted alone and appears to have selected his victims at random, officials in Denmark say.
A main road runs adjacent to the mall. Heartbreaking. Pointless. Our beautiful and usually so safe capital was changed in a split second.” On Snapchat, Styles wrote: “My team and I pray for everyone involved in the Copenhagen shopping mall shooting. “He seemed very violent and angry,” a witness, Mahdi al-Wazni, told TV2. “He spoke to me and said it [the rifle] isn’t real as I was filming him. The concert was cancelled after the shooting. They said on Monday that the gunman acted alone and appeared to have selected his victims at random.
The chief suspect in a Copenhagen mall shooting was Monday remanded into a psychiatric care facility, one day after three people, including two teenagers, ...
"I think we have rarely experienced such a violent contrast as yesterday," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said as she arrived to pay tribute to the victims at the scene. The young man was brought before a judge at midday at the Copenhagen district court on Monday. "The court remands the 22-year-old in a closed psychiatric ward," Copenhagen police said in a statement, following a two-hour hearing involving the suspect.
The suspect had mental health issues and there is no indication of a terror motive, police say.
You can also get in touch in the following ways: The other two are Swedes - a 50-year-old man and a 16-year old woman. At the weekend this area would have been particularly busy. The judge also imposed a name ban on both the suspect and the victims. "I was scared of course. It's been a terrible experience." "A lot of people sought refuge in our restaurant. It's indescribable, it really is. It was really terrible," he said. One of those shot was an Afghan national, she added. The multi-storey shopping centre - one of the biggest in Denmark - is near a secondary school as well as a large student housing block, and is often full of young people. One of them, named Isabelle, told Danish media: "Suddenly we hear shots - 10 shots I think - and then we run through the mall and end up in a toilet, where we huddle together in this tiny toilet, where we are around 11 people.
Police say a gunman who killed three people when he opened fire in a crowded shopping mall acted alone and apparently selected his victims at random.
Chassandra Stoltz, an 18-year-old student who was on her way to a Harry Styles concert that was scheduled for Sunday night nearby, described a stampede as the shots rang out. “He seemed very violent and angry,” eyewitness Mahdi Al-Wazni told TV2. “He spoke to me and said it (the rifle) isn’t real as I was filming him. In all, around two dozen people were hurt, most in the panicked stampede after the shots rang out at the Field’s shopping center, on the outskirts of the Danish capital. Police have said the man was known to mental health services without elaborating. That’s a step short of formal charges but allow authorities to keep a person in custody during an investigation. He said the firearms were obtained illegally but gave no further details.
The man accused of killing three people in a shooting in a Danish shopping mall is being held in a closed psychiatric ward in Copenhagen, with authorities ...
The shooter did not have such a licence. The people are so warm and full of love. - The suspect was in possession of a rifle, ammunition, and a knife when he was arrested