Copenhagen shooting: Mentally ill gunman kills 3 near Harry Styles concert

Three people have been killed and four others are fighting for their lives in hospital after a shooting in a Copenhagen shopping center near the venue of a Harry Styles concert.

Emergency services were rushed to the gunfire at Field's Mall in the Danish capital shortly after 5.30pm local time yesterday.

The man responsible, identified only as a 22-year-old 'ethnic Dane', was jailed for 24 days today after undergoing preliminary questioning in a municipal court, Danish police said.
He was arrested and charged with manslaughter and intent to kill and will remain in custody in a closed psychiatric ward.

Three people were killed in the attack, including two 17-year-old Danes and a 47-year-old Russian, with four others seriously injured at the time, local media report.

Three of the victims have been stabilized, including one in critical condition, according to Danish emergency services.

The injured included two Swedish citizens, a 50-year-old man and a 16-year-old woman.

A number of people were slightly injured while fleeing the scene, but not by bullets.

At the time of his arrest, the man was in possession of a gun, ammunition and a knife.
The moment the alleged shooter was arrested at the scene of the massacre
He was seen prowling the mall armed with a rifle traditionally used for hunting in the Danish countryside.

Videos from the mall showed people screaming and running in terror. Footage posted to social media appears to show the moment the shooter was arrested.

During a press conference this morning, police confirmed that the shooter was known to Danish mental health services.

Police Chief Soren Thomassen said, "Our suspect is also known to psychiatric services, beyond that I do not wish to comment."

At a subsequent press conference, cops said the attack could not be considered an "act of terror" based on current evidence.
The shooter was captured on video with what appears to be a rifle dragged over his shoulder (
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Copenhagen shooting: Mentally ill gunman kills 3 near Harry Styles concert

Three people have been killed and four others are fighting for their lives in hospital after a shooting in a Copenhagen shopping center near the venue of a Harry Styles concert.

Emergency services were rushed to the gunfire at Field's Mall in the Danish capital shortly after 5.30pm local time yesterday.

The man responsible, identified only as a 22-year-old 'ethnic Dane', was jailed for 24 days today after undergoing preliminary questioning in a municipal court, Danish police said.

He was arrested and charged with manslaughter and intent to kill and will remain in custody in a closed psychiatric ward.

Three people were killed in the attack, including two 17-year-old Danes and a 47-year-old Russian, with four others seriously injured at the time, local media report.

Three of the victims have been stabilized, including one in critical condition, according to Danish emergency services.

The injured included two Swedish citizens, a 50-year-old man and a 16-year-old woman.

A number of people were slightly injured while fleeing the scene, but not by bullets.

At the time of his arrest, the man was in possession of a gun, ammunition and a knife.

The moment the alleged shooter was arrested at the scene of the massacre

He was seen prowling the mall armed with a rifle traditionally used for hunting in the Danish countryside.

Videos from the mall showed people screaming and running in terror. Footage posted to social media appears to show the moment the shooter was arrested.

During a press conference this morning, police confirmed that the shooter was known to Danish mental health services.

Police Chief Soren Thomassen said, "Our suspect is also known to psychiatric services, beyond that I do not wish to comment."

At a subsequent press conference, cops said the attack could not be considered an "act of terror" based on current evidence.