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| Deadly shooting at Copenhagen debt court | |
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| One person has been shot dead and another wounded in a court building in Copenhagen, Danish police say. | One person has been shot dead and another wounded in a court building in Copenhagen, Danish police say. |
| A man reportedly opened fire inside the bailiff's court in the centre of the city. One witness told Danish media that five or six shots were fired. | |
| Police said a man had been arrested and a sawn-off shotgun recovered at the scene. | Police said a man had been arrested and a sawn-off shotgun recovered at the scene. |
| Streets surrounding the court have been cordoned off. The motive for the shooting was unclear, police said. | |
| A preliminary hearing was taking place in the court when the firing broke out. | |
| A family row may have sparked the attack which took place at about 10:00 (08:00 GMT), Danish media reported. | |
| The head of Copenhagen city court, Soeren Axelsen, said he thought that was the most likely reason for the shooting as the court dealt with family-related cases as well as debts and bankruptcy. | |
| The first victim died at the scene and the second was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, Danish TV said. | |
| A witness told reporters that the gunman fled the court and was later arrested in a street beside Copenhagen town hall. | |
| Mr Axelsen said counsellors had been brought to the court to help staff deal with the attack. |