Munich Police Fatally Shoot Gunman During Major City Center Operation

Authorities said that the police in Munich shot and killed a “suspicious” person on Karolinenplatz, the southern German city, after launching a major operation.

In a social media statement, the Munich police force stated that officers dispatched to the scene met an 18-year-old suspect who was armed and engaged him in the shooting.

The police reported that the suspect had died. There are no other suspects or injured people.

Munich police confirmed that the 18-year-old suspect was Austrian and lived in Austria. Officials said he was holding an “older bayonet-attached carbine” when he was shot. Police said the suspect had parked his car near the crime scene.

A helicopter hovered above the area, according to the police. The police later released an “all-clear” statement, assuring the people of the area that there was “no longer any danger for the population.”

Police said the shooting took place near the Nazi Documentation Center in the city. Police urged residents “to avoid this area as much and as soon as possible” while the investigation was ongoing. They also warned about road closures, disruptions to public transport routes, and other potential consequences.

The Nazi Documentation Center, one of the most popular museums in the city, is located between the famous Karolinenplatz Square and Konigsplatz Squares to the northwest of the medieval Old Town. The Israeli Consulate is only 500 feet away.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed there was a shooting incident near the consulate. The facility, which coincided with the anniversary date of the Munich Summer Olympics 1972 terror attack that killed dozens, was closed Thursday.

The spokesperson for the Ministry said that no consulate staff members were injured. The incident is now under the care of the German security forces. They neutralized the shooter.