German police mentioned Saturday {that a} man suspected of killing his mom and later taking two individuals hostage within the japanese metropolis of Dresden has died.
Authorities had urged individuals to keep away from an space within the metropolis middle and ordered Dresden’s Christmas market to stay closed whereas the police operation to free the hostages was underway.
Police initially mentioned they had been speaking with the suspect earlier than saying shortly after midday that the hostage scenario was over.
“The suspect died during the operation,” Dresden police later wrote on Twitter. “The 40-year-old suffered fatal injuries while … the hostages were freed.”
Dresden police did not instantly reply to requests for affirmation about whether or not the person had been killed by police or died from self-inflicted accidents.
Police additionally mentioned the hostages had been “outwardly uninjured.”
The 40-year-old German was additionally suspected of killing his 62-year-old mom. Police had discovered the lady lifeless in one other a part of the town early Saturday.
Radio Dresden reported that the person had tried to enter a constructing the place the broadcaster relies, close to the town’s foremost prepare station. He reportedly fired a number of photographs earlier than fleeing, in keeping with Radio Dresden.