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| Shots fired at doctor’s office in Cologne, multiple injuries reported, suspect on the run | Shots fired at doctor’s office in Cologne, multiple injuries reported, suspect on the run |
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| The shooting broke out on Thursday morning in Cologne’s district of Neumarkt, according to media reports citing police. At least two people were injured by what appears to be a gas pistol. | The shooting broke out on Thursday morning in Cologne’s district of Neumarkt, according to media reports citing police. At least two people were injured by what appears to be a gas pistol. |
| Police have scrambled extra patrols to look for a female suspect who is still on the run. As it is usually done in high-risk situations, Neumarkt area has been sealed off, with residents told to keep away for their safety. | Police have scrambled extra patrols to look for a female suspect who is still on the run. As it is usually done in high-risk situations, Neumarkt area has been sealed off, with residents told to keep away for their safety. |
| Some outlets suggested the runaway woman was undergoing a psychotherapy treatment at the building. Her treating doctor, an office assistant, and several other patients were inside when the shooting began. | |
| The police assume that the woman, who apparently has mental health issues, went into hiding at her flat. A specially trained police task force has been dispatched, but no action has been reported to have been taken so far. | |
| Cologne, a city of one million people, has seen a string of violent incidents in recent years. In 2019, police responded to a call involving a man opening fire near the city’s main train station. No one was hurt and the suspect was quickly apprehended by a swiftly arriving task force. | |
| The year prior to that, a Syrian man armed with a pistol and a Molotov cocktail, took three people hostage at the same station. The hostage situation ended after the city’s counter-terrorism team entered the building and shot the suspect dead. On this occasion, the victims survived, but some had to undergo a series of life-saving surgeries. | |
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