Moment of shock in Berlin Central Station: when officers tried to arrest a suspected shoplifter there at the weekend, the situation escalated. The police shoot at the teenager, who is said to have had a knife with her. According to police, she was hit in the hand and taken to the hospital. The young people are still there, said a spokesman for the Federal Police of the German Press Agency on Sunday.
The spokesman did not provide any further information on Sunday about the age of the young people or details about the incident.
According to statements from Saturday, the officials were informed by a shop around 2 p.m. that the shop detective had noticed a young person who had stolen something there. He was then able to hold her in the drugstore until the police arrived. Several Berlin media had reported on the incident.
According to the spokesman, the police officers found a knife on the teenager and asked her to put it away. But she attacked her colleagues with the knife. The emergency services used tear gas, and a police officer then fired. In addition to the shoplifter, employees of the drugstore and emergency services were taken to the hospital as a precaution.
“The Berlin State Criminal Police Office has taken over the further investigations,” the spokesman continued. “It’s common when a firearm is used.”
