Shots fired outside Berlin store, four injured, one arrested

Police officers secure a parking space after a shooting in Berlin, Germany, July 30, 2021. (Reuters)
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Updated 30 July 2021
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Shots fired outside Berlin store, four injured, one arrested

  • The perpetrator was on the run, sources said
  • The motive behind the attack remains unclear

BERLIN: Shots were fired in a violent clash at a store car park in northern Berlin on Friday, leaving four people injured, the Berliner Zeitung reported.

Squads of police were dispatched to run down the attacker and one person was subsequently arrested, the newspaper added later.

The injured included three men and a woman, local media reported, adding that police had questioned eyewitnesses and cordoned off the area.

Of the injured, one person was stabbed with a knife, another suffered a gunshot wound, and a third suffered a head injury in a fight in the car park of a DIY store in Berlin's Wedding district, the Berliner Zeitung added.

The motive behind the attack remains unclear.