Denmark: three dead after a shooting in a Copenhagen shopping center, the suspect has a psychiatric history, announces the police

Large police reinforcements were dispatched to the vicinity of the Fields shopping center in the Amager district, located between the city center and the airport of the capital. Article written by Published on 03/07/2022 19:05 Updated on 04/07/2022 08:55 Reading time: 1 min. Three people were killed and several others were injured on Sunday, July 3 at the end of the day, after a shooting in a large shopping center in Copenhagen, Danish police announced at a press conference. The suspect arrested by police is a “22-year-old Dane” with a psychiatric history, said Copenhagen police chief inspector Søren Thomassen, saying there is no indication at this stage of “a terrorist act”. . According to him, the young man chose his victims “at random”. The three dead are a Danish boy and girl, both 17, and a 47-year-old Russian living in Denmark, police said. The four injured, who are in serious condition, are two Danish women aged 19 and 40 and two Swedes, a 50-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl. Harry Styles concert canceled Other people were slightly injured in the panic caused by the shooting in the Fields shopping center, located in the Amager district on the road to Copenhagen Airport. When the first shots were heard, more than a hundred people rushed outside the shopping mall, according to witnesses quoted by Danish media. Many visitors were there before a concert by British star Harry Styles in a nearby large hall, which was canceled in the evening. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link