Three dead, suspect arrested in Copenhagen mass shooting
July 4, 2022
A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital, killing three people and critically wounding three others, police said.
A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested after the shooting on Sunday (Monday AEST), Copenhagen police inspector Soren Thomassen told reporters, adding there was no indication that anyone else was involved in the attack, though police were still investigating.
Gun violence is relatively rare in Denmark.
Thomassen said it was too early to speculate on the motive for the shooting, which happened in the late afternoon at Field’s, one of the biggest shopping malls in Scandinavia and located on the outskirts of the Danish capital.
When the shots rang out, some people hid in shops while others fled in a panicked stampede, according to witnesses.
“It is pure terror. This is awful,” said Hans Christian Stoltz, a 53-year-old IT consultant, who was bringing his daughters to see Harry Styles perform at concert scheduled for Sunday night near the mall.
AP
