Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead during operation, police say

July 26, 2026 1:48 PM EDT

People gather around flowers, mementos and candles left by people at the Brandenburg Gate, after a deadly incident in which a vehicle crashed into a crowd near Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day Pride parade on Saturday evening, leaving multiple peopl

BERLIN, ‌July 26 (Reuters) - ​Berlin ​police shot dead the ‌suspect being sought ⁠over the Pride ‌attack in the ‌German capital, they said on X, ​after he tried to attack ⁠them with a bladed weapon ​at an allotment garden complex in ​the suburb ‌of Spandau.

"According to initial findings, ⁠he ran towards officers while ⁠armed with a bladed ​weapon; police subsequently opened fire. Despite immediate resuscitation ‌efforts by the Berlin fire ‌department, he ⁠died ‌at the ​scene," they wrote.

(Writing by Miranda ‌Murray)



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