A 17-year-old suspected of stabbing a instructor at a faculty in Germany has been injured by gunfire throughout his arrest, police mentioned.
{The teenager} is claimed to have stabbed a 45-year-old instructor a number of instances at a vocational faculty in Essen, a metropolis in western Germany, on Friday morning.
The suspect then fled the scene of the assault, the town’s police mentioned.
Because the instructor was handled on the scene earlier than being taken to hospital, quite a few officers had been dispatched to look the college and metropolis for the suspect.
Shortly after 11.15am, investigators positioned the teenager, who pulled out a knife as officers tried to arrest him, Essen Police mentioned.
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Officers at a barrier close to the scene. Pic: AP
Police used their firearms to cease and arrest the younger man, who has additionally been taken to hospital, the police assertion concluded.
Members of the general public had been suggested to keep away from Blucherstrasse, a avenue within the metropolis, whereas police operations had been ongoing.