Woman stabs in Munich – police shoot attacker!

Woman stabs in Munich – police shoot attacker!

A tragic incident occurred in Munich last Saturday evening near Theresienwiese, which sent the city into a frenzy. A 30-year-old woman was shot dead by police after attacking two passers-by with a knife. The emergency services were alerted at 7:45 p.m. after the woman first attacked a 56-year-old man and then a 25-year-old woman. Fortunately, both victims only suffered minor injuries and were treated on an outpatient basis Bavarian state newspaper reported.

The attacks took place on Westendstrasse and at the intersection of Schwanthalerstrasse and Theresienhöhe. Eyewitness reported that the attacker, who was initially described as “completely inconspicuous,” was holding a kitchen knife. Before the knife attack, the woman had rioted in a grocery store about an hour earlier and behaved in a threatening manner, which ultimately led to police intervention. However, after a short arrest, she was released at around 7:15 p.m. because there were insufficient reasons for longer detention.

The use of the police

Half an hour later, however, the woman's situation spiraled out of control when she attacked the two passers-by. To stop the attacker, the police officers used firearms. The woman was seriously injured when she was shot and was immediately taken to a Munich clinic, where she died shortly afterwards. More than half a dozen crime scene markers were found at the scene, indicating the seriousness of the incident.

The Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann thanked the police officers for their quick and decisive action. In a similar incident in August 2024, a mentally ill woman who also threatened with a knife was shot. At the same time, according to the Mercury, a police spokesman emphasizes that the use of firearms was used as a “last resort” to prevent something worse from happening in the worst case scenario.

Background and investigations

The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office has taken over the investigation and is checking how many officers were involved in the use of firearms. It is striking that the attacker and the two injured passers-by live in Munich, but so far there is no evidence of a previous relationship between them. The rise in knife attacks in Germany, such as the case of a 39-year-old woman being attacked at Hamburg Central Station two weeks ago, raises questions about public safety Media service integration reported.

Reporting on knife attacks has increased in recent years, particularly in relation to foreign perpetrators. Even if there is no clear trend towards an increase, public perception is influenced by media distortions. Given the frequency of such incidents, it is important to shed light on the background and mental health of the perpetrators in order to be able to act preventively.