List of killings by law enforcement officers in Germany

Listed below are people killed by non-military law enforcement officers in Germany, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. Also included are cases when people died in police custody due to applied techniques. Inclusion in the lists implies neither wrongdoing nor justification on the part of the person killed or the officer involved. The listing merely documents the occurrence of a death. The list below is not complete.

Statistics
year number killed by use of firearms

(official statistics)[1][2]

 number killed

(counted)

 number of
shots
fired on persons[3]
1952at least 31 (e.g. Philipp Müller)
1963at least 4 (North-Rhine Westphalia and Hesse only)
1964at least 2 (NRW and Hesse only)
1965at least 6 (NRW and Hesse only)
1966at least 4 (NRW and Hesse only)
1967at least 2 (Benno Ohnesorg, otherwise NRW and Hesse only)
1968at least 5 (NRW and Hesse only)
1969at least 2 (NRW and Hesse only)
1970at least 7 (NRW and Hesse only)
1971at least 4 (e.g. Petra Schelm, Georg von Rauch)
1972at least 4 (e.g. Thomas Weisbecker, Ian McLeod, Richard Epple, Duifhus)
1973at least 5 (e.g. Erich Dobhardt)
197410 (e.g. Günter Jendrian)
197513 (e.g. Werner Sauber)
19768 141
197717 (e.g. Helmut Schlaudraff) 160
19788 (e.g. Willi-Peter Stoll, Michael Knoll) 111
197911 104
198016 (e.g. Manfred Perder) 111
198117 93
198211 (e.g. Jürgen Bergbauer) 125
198324 53
19846
198510
198612
19877 92
19888 114
198910 102
199010 162
19919 271
199212 315
199316 307
199410 268
199521 221
19969 163
199710 172
19988
199915
20006
20016
20026
20033
20049
20054
20066
2007[4]12[5] 46
2008[6]10 37
2009[7]6 57[8]
2010[9]8 47
2011[10][11]6 36[12]
2012[13]8 36[14]
2013[1]8 42
2014[15]7 46
2015 10
2016 11
2017 14
2018 11
2019 14 17
2020
Sum529 minimum 2452

The numbers before 1978 can not be compared directly to the later numbers. A list of police killings was first compiled 1997, and the legal limit to keep records is 20 years, so some files may have been destroyed. The numbers do not include suicide.

Cases
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1920

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1920-01-1342 killedReichstag, BerlinBerlinThe Reichstag Bloodbath (German: Blutbad vor dem Reichstag) occurred on January 13, 1920, in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin during negotiations by the Weimar National Assembly on the Works Council Act (German: Betriebsrätegesetz). The number of victims is controversial, but it is without doubt the bloodiest demonstration in German history. The event was overshadowed two months later by the Kapp Putsch, but remained in Berlin's labour movement and security forces' collective memory.

1962

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1967-05-23Göring, Peter21East BerlinEast BerlinGöring was a soldier of the Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic, who was part of a patrol group along the border canal between East and West Berlin. On 23 May 1967, he recognized a person trying to swim through the canal to reach the West Berlin shore. To stop this person—a 14-year-old boy—from committing Republikflucht, several GDR-border guards opened fire. When a patrol unit of the West Berlin police reached out to help the wounded boy to climb up the shore, they returned fire. Although Göring was hit by two bullets directly, the deadly wound was caused by another bullet's ricochet.[16]

1967

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1967-06-02Ohnesorg, Benno26West Berlin West BerlinDuring a demonstration against the state visit of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the West-Berlin police officer Karl-Heinz Kurras shot the bystander Ohnesorg with his pistol in the back of the head at close range, killing him. In the aftermath of the killing, the investigation suffered from missing pieces of evidence, arranged testimonies of the policemen present and cover-ups in the medical record of the autopsy. In 2009, it was discovered that Karl-Heinz Kurras was listed as an informal collaborator of the East German secret police Stasi, and a long-time member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, the ruling East German Communist party, providing internal information of the West Berlin political police.[17]

1971

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1971-07-15Schelm, Petra20Hamburg HamburgA member of the RAF, Schelm was shot in the face when she was fleeing from the police, after she and Werner Hoppe had broken through a police road block.[18]
1971-08-04Rammelmayr, Hans Georg31München BayernRammelmayr and an accomplice were robbing a bank, taking several hostages in the process. When he tried to escape with a hostage in a car, police marksmen shot him and (presumably) the hostage, killing both.[19]

1972

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1972-02-04DuifhusN.N.Duisburg Nordrhein-WestfalenA police patrol attempted to stop Duifhus due to a traffic violation, causing him to flee. When he was eventually stopped and ordered to raise his hands, he took his hand from the pocket and was shot, because the officer felt threatened.[20]
1972-03-01Epple, Richard17Herrenberg Baden-WürttembergEpple fled in a car from the police and broke through two road blocks. Police presumed him to be a wanted RAF terrorist and ordered officers to stop the car by all means necessary. Epple, drunk and not in possession of a driver's license, died from a shot through the rear window.[21]
1972-03-02Weisbecker, Thomas23Augsburg BayernMember of the 2 June Movement. Weisbecker was shot by police officers when they tried to arrest him. The details of the incident are unclear.[22]
1972-09-06Hamid, Afif AhmedN.N.Fürstenfeldbruck BayernMember of Black September Organization. The terrorist was shot by police marksmen at the Fürstenfeldbruck airfield in the incident that is known as the Munich massacre during the Olympic Games 1972.
1972-09-06Thaa, Ahmed ChicN.N.Fürstenfeldbruck BayernMember of Black September Organization. The terrorist was shot by police marksmen at the Fürstenfeldbruck airfield in the incident that is known as the Munich massacre during the Olympic Games 1972.
1972-09-06Afif, Luttif27 or 35Fürstenfeldbruck BayernMember of Black September Organization. The terrorist was shot by police marksmen at the Fürstenfeldbruck airfield in the incident that is known as the Munich massacre during the Olympic Games 1972.
1972-09-06Jawad, Kahlid18Fürstenfeldbruck BayernMember of Black September Organization. The terrorist was shot by police marksmen at the Fürstenfeldbruck airfield in the incident that is known as the Munich massacre during the Olympic Games 1972.
1972-09-06Nazzal, Yusuf35Fürstenfeldbruck BayernMember of Black September Organization. The terrorist was shot by pursuant police officers when he tried to escape at the Fürstenfeldbruck airfield in the incident that is known as the Munich massacre during the Olympic Games 1972.
1972-09-25McLeod, Ian34Stuttgart Baden-WürttembergA British citizen, McLeod was shot through a closed door during a raid of his apartment, which the police had mistakenly believed to be a RAF safehouse.[23]

1973

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1973-08-21Dobhart, Erich17Dortmund Nordrhein-WestfalenDobhart was shot while fleeing from the police. Although he was a known burglar, the exact circumstances of the incident are unclear.[24]

1974

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1974-04-18Martin-Gonzales, Emilio Humberto28Hamburg HamburgA young student was robbing a bank in the city of Hamburg, took hostages and shot a police officer. After negotiations, he attempted to escape in a car, given to him by the police. When exiting the bank with a hostage, a knife pressed to their throat, one police officer shot the robber in the head from a close distance behind him.[25]
1974-05-21Jendrian, Günther24München BayernIn search of a wanted felon, police officers wearing facemasks and plainclothes raided an apartment. Police shot through Jendiran's apartment door and walls, before entering. It is reported that Jendrian was reaching for his smallbore rifle and was shot because of this. It turned out he was mistaken for a serial bankrobber. Whether he recognized the intruders as police officers is unclear.[26]
1974-06-18Routhier, Günter45Essen Nordrhein-WestfalenRouthier, an early retired man, was a visitor at court. After disturbances, the room was cleared by police officers, carrying Routhier down a stair hall. During this, his head hit the wall and floor. He died two weeks later from intercranial bleedings.[27]

1975

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1975-05-09Sauber, Werner29Köln Nordrhein-WestfalenMember of the 2 June Movement. When he and two other terrorists got into a police control, they opened fire on the police, killing officer Walter Pauli. During the shootout, he was hit and later died on the way to the hospital.

1977

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1977-10-18Duaibes Yousouf, Nadja Shehadah22Mogadishu SomaliaMember of the PFLP. She was shot by GSG 9 officers during the liberation of the hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181.[28][29]
1977-10-18Harb, Nabil23Mogadishu SomaliaMember of the PFLP. He was shot by GSG 9 officers during the liberation of the hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181.[28][29]
1977-10-18Akache, Zohair Youssif23Mogadishu SomaliaMember of the PFLP. He was shot by GSG 9 officers during the liberation of the hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181.[28][29]

1978

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1978-09-06Stoll, Willy Peter28Düsseldorf Nordrhein-WestfalenMember of the RAF. Willy Peter Stoll was visiting a restaurant when he was recognized by another guest, who then informed the police. Several police units surrounded the building. Two officers in plain clothes entered the restaurant, pretending to order a meal. When they confronted him, he tried to reach for his gun and was shot four times. He died before reaching the hospital.[30]
1978-10-08Knoll, Michael21Dortmund Nordrhein-WestfalenMember of the RAF. Michael Knoll and two other RAF terrorists, Angelika Speitel and Werner Lotze who were practising shooting in a forest when staggered by the police. In the ensuing shootout, Knoll was injured and died two weeks later. Police officer Hans-Wilhelm Hansen also suffered fatal injuries.[31]

1979

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1979-05-04von Dyck, Elisabeth28Nürnberg BayernMember of the RAF. Elisabeth von Dyck was shot in the back when she tried to pull out her holstered gun, after encountering police officers in an apartment.[32]

1980

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1983-04-03N.N.N.N.Neuss Nordrhein-WestfalenA police officer shot several times at a car's windshield with his submachine gun, killing the driver. Allegedly the driver didn't stop his vehicle fast enough.[33]

1982

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1982-11-XXPiber, Andreas18West Berlin BerlinResponding to a case of attempted burglary, police officer Jörg Rosentreter shot the student in the back, killing him.[34]

1983

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1983-03-XXN.N.21Ötisheim Baden-WürttembergA car thief was killed by police in a shootout. He was armed with a gas pistol.[35]
1983-03-05Heins, Alf18Hamburg HamburgA plainclothed police officer mistook the teenager for a car thief. Heins was shot in the head from a close distance, with the exact circumstances of the incident being unclear, though likely accidental.[33]
1983-03-07Kaiser, Joachim19Augsburg BayernThe teenager was drunk driving. Police officers shot at least sixteen times at his car, killing him.[33]
1983-03-20Bergbauer, Jürgen14Gauting BayernPolice officers were on patrol, because of an ongoing series of burglaries. They mistook the teenager for a burglar and shot him in the head, instantly killing him.[33]
1983-09-29Delahaye, Karl40Alsdorf Nordrhein-WestfalenPolice responded to a bank robbery. When the two robbers left the bank with two hostages, the officers opened fire on the getaway car with several weapons, including fully automatic submachine guns. Although the robbers were wearing masks and their hostages did not, the officers failed to think of the possibility of them being hostages. In the result, hostage Mertens died at the scene, hostage Delahaye one month later, bank robber Erwin Naujoks was paralyzed, and bank robber Wolfgang Vobis was severely injured.[36]
1983-09-29Mertens, Alfred25Alsdorf Nordrhein-WestfalenPolice responded to a bank robbery. When the two robbers left the bank with two hostages, the officers opened fire on the getaway car with several weapons, including fully automatic submachine guns. Although the robbers were wearing masks and their hostages did not, the officers failed to think of the possibility of them being hostages. In the result, hostage Mertens died at the scene, hostage Delahaye one month later, bank robber Erwin Naujoks was paralyzed, and bank robber Wolfgang Vobis was severely injured.[36]

1984

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1984-05-03Pfitzer, Siegfried47Marbach am Neckar Baden-WürttembergVictim of police officer, bank robber and serial killer Norbert Poehlke. Poehlke killed Pfitzer with a headshot from his service pistol and used his victim's car as a getaway-vehicle.[37][38]
1984-07-XXN.N.39Dormagen Nordrhein-WestfalenA drunk driver caused an accident and ran a red light. When approached by a police officer with a pulled gun pointing at the driver, a shot was released on accident after the officer was pushed by his partner. The driver was killed instantly. Why the gun was pulled and pointed at the driver remains unclear.[34]
1984-12-21Wethey, Eugene Richard37Großbottwar Baden-WürttembergVictim of police officer, bank robber and serial killer Norbert Poehlke. Poehlke killed Wethey with a headshot from his service pistol and used his victim's car as a getaway-vehicle.[37][38]

1985

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1984-07-22Schneider, Wilfried26Ilsfeld Baden-WürttembergVictim of police officer, bank robber and serial killer Norbert Poehlke. Poehlke killed Schneider with a headshot from his service pistol and used his victim's car as a getaway-vehicle.[37][38]
1985-09-28Sare, Günter36Frankfurt HessenAt a demonstration the police used water cannons to diffuse the protesting crowd. Sare was hit by the water stream and injured severely when hitting the ground. He was later run over by the water cannon under unclear circumstances and died.[39]
1985-10-13Poehlke, Gabriel4Torre Canne Apulia, ItalyVictim of police officer, bank robber and serial killer Norbert Poehlke. Poehlke killed his younger son with a headshot from his service pistol before committing suicide.[37][38]
1985-10-13Poehlke, Adrian7Strümpfelbach Baden-WürttembergVictim of police officer, bank robber and serial killer Norbert Poehlke. Poehlke killed his older son with a headshot from his service pistol.[37][38]
1985-10-13Poehlke, Ingeborg47Strümpfelbach Baden-WürttembergVictim of police officer, bank robber and serial killer Norbert Poehlke. Poehlke killed his wife with a headshot from his service pistol.[37][38]
1985-10-20Wolkenstein, Klaus-Detlef33West Berlin BerlinIn an emergency call, a suspected burglary was reported. Arriving police officers encountered the visually impaired Wolkenstein, who had lost his glasses and came home drunk from a company party. He was shot and killed under unclear circumstances.[34]

1986

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1986-10-XXSoucka, Markku27München BayernA Finnish citizen, Soucka had taken a person hostage, dragging them into a car. When he threatened to kill the hostage, police shot him. Soucka's motives are unclear.[40]

1989

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1989-06-30C., Kemal13Essen Nordrhein-WestfalenThe teenager Kemal C. fled from an accident he had caused with his moped. Upon being stopped, he took a police officer's gun while wrestling with him on the ground. He continued his flight and shot at the police several times. He was eventually surrounded in an area of allotments and was shot five times while standing on the roof of a hut. He fell to the ground and bled to death. The incident caused political repercussions due to the age of the shooter and the operational tactics of the police officers.[41]

1990

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1990-11-03Polley, Mike18Leipzig SachsenDuring riots between two rival hooligan groups and the police, one person was shot by the police. The exact circumstances and whether the use of a firearm was justified are unclear.[42]

1993

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1993-03-11Mangaoglu, Ali41Hamburg HamburgA Turkish diplomat, Mangaoglu shot a drunk person who attacked him with his handgun. When a police officer came along, the diplomat pointed his gun at the officer. The policeman shot the diplomat once, killing him.[43]

1994

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1994-08-30Bankole, KolaN.N.Frankfurt HessenBankole, a Nigerian citizen, was fixated and gagged after resisting his deportation. When a physician working for the police administered a sedative injection, Bankole died of heart failure.[44]

1999

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
1999-01-17N.N.19Karlsruhe Baden-WürttembergBeing on high alert following a string of bank robberies, a car was stopped by the police. The driver attempted to escape but was later stopped again. One officer opened fire, killing the driver.[45]
1999-03-25N.N.44Ennigerloh Nordrhein-WestfalenA mentally ill person attacked a family member with an axe. When police arrived he was shot to protect the relative's life.[45]
1999-04-13N.N.41Lamprecht Rheinland-PfalzA drunk man rioted inside his apartment and started a fire. When police arrived, he attacked them with a metal rod. He was shot and later died in hospital.[45]
1999-04-16N.N.26Neuberg HessenNeighbors informed police about a burglary at a kiosk. When officers arrived at the scene, several persons fled. One person was shot in the back under unclear circumstances.[45]
1999-04-24N.N.N.N.Bad Arolsen HessenA burglar attacked police officers with a crowbar. He was shot in the chest and died in the ambulance.[45]
1999-05-28Ageeb, Aamir30German airspace, Flight LH588 DeutschlandA Sudanese citizen who resisted his deportation, Ageeb was killed due to positional asphyxia caused by fixation. Three Bundesgrenzschutz officers were charged with voluntary manslaughter, but remained in office due to a reduced sentence. In the aftermath, the fixation techniques that were used, have been declared to be torture by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture.[46][47]
1999-06-11Z., Saffet43Hamburg HamburgA man was rioting in his house. When police arrived he injured an officer with a knife and was shot by another officer.[45]
1999-06-29B., Thomas29Hamburg HamburgDue to noise disturbances, neighbours of called the police. A man opened the door, armed with a knife. When the man refused to lay down the knife, he was shot.[45]
1999-06-27Beate, Friedhelm63Heldrungen ThüringenThe retired Beate was visiting Heldrungen as a tourist and was mistaken by hotel guests for the fugitive felon Dieter Zurwehme. As armed plain-clothes officers attempted to gain access to his room, he assumed them to be robbers. While attempting to prevent them from entering the room, he was shot through the door. The case against the shooters was dropped.[48]
1999-07-23Hammerschmidt, Udo41Hamburg HamburgPolice raided the apartment of a presumed drug dealer. When being shot at by Hammerschmidt, police shot him in the waist. He died later in hospital. The concrete circumstances of the police raid are unclear.[45]
1999-08-09N.N.22Magdeburg Sachsen-AnhaltPolice raided the apartment of a robber and murderer. Even though the police officers used stun grenades, they were shot at. The attacker was hit and mortally wounded in the ensuing shootout.[45]
1999-09-01H., André28Berlin BerlinPolice chased a post robber when it came to a shootout. The robber was able to escape and was later found dead, presumably having died from injuries sustained in the firefight.[45]
1999-09-06N.N.40Bremen BremenA person called the police on an unknown man with a knife who was sneaking around their house. When police encountered the man, he stabbed one officer and was shot several times. He died at the scene. The background of the incident are unclear.[45]
1999-10-15N.N.43Passau BayernWhen police attempted to bring an aggressive man under control, he pulled out a knife and attacked an officer. He was shot and died.[45]
1999-11-24N.N.25Geldern Nordrhein-WestfalenWhen police encountered a presumed robber, he flew. When not responding to calls for him to stop, he was shot in the head from behind.[45]
1999-12-07N.N.31Braunschweig NiedersachsenA man injured two neighbors with a knife. When police officers tried to arrest him, he attacked them and was hit by police gunshots.[45]
1999-12-10Dr. Nikolov Dimitrov, Zdravko36Braunschweig NiedersachsenA physicist with a Bulgarian citizenship, Nikolov Dimitrov was to be transported to Bulgaria after his application for asylum was denied. When he announced to commit suicide, police officers called for assistance by the SEK. When the specially trained officers approached Dr. Nikolov, he presumably attacked them with a knife. He was shot and died in hospital ten days later.[45]
1999-12-13N.N.45Siegen Nordrhein-WestfalenAfter a shooutout in front of a nightclub, police raided the apartment of a suspect. In a melee with the suspect's father, a shot discharged from an officer's service pistol, hitting the man in the head.[45]
1999-12-22H., Adnan46Aachen Nordrhein-WestfalenA man took hostages inside a bank, demanding money. To raise pressure he killed one hostage and trapped another with a hand grenade. After intensive negotiation he was shot by a police marksman.[45]
1999-12-28N.N.69Darmstadt HessenA retired man threatened people in the city center with a gun. When police officers arrived, he shot at them and was injured by a police bullet. He died two weeks later in a hospital. It is unclear whether the wound from the bullet caused his death.[45]

2001

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2001-12-12John, Achidi19Hamburg HamburgPolice officers arrested John, because they assumend he was selling drugs and was a bodypacker. He was brought to a hospital, where a physician applied an emetic forcefully by a stomach tube. After the procedure he fell to the ground and died from a combination of heart defect, use of cocaine and the stress of the procedure.[49]

2002

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2002-05-11Neisius, Stephan30Köln Nordrhein-WestfalenThe incident known as Cologne police scandal was a case of police brutality, torture and misdemeanor, that led to the death of Stephan Neisius († 2002-05-24). Neisius, a known psychiatric patient that also suffered from thrombosis, was arrested in suspicion of domestic violence. From the beginning of the arrestation, heavily force was needed to handcuff Neisius and transport him to the police station. There he was beaten and kicked while his hands and feet were cuffed. Witnesses said he was lying in a puddle of blood when paramedics brought him to a hospital, where he suffered from a cardiac arrest and fell into a coma from which he did not awake anymore. Six officers were charged with common bodily harm with fatal consequences and were removed from police service.[49]

2003

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2003-05-22S., Steffen14Vöhl HessenThe 51-year old police officer Edmund S. killed his wife and two sons with his service pistol, before committing suicide. A found suicide note revealed, that S. was suffering from depression and fear about the future.[50]
2003-05-22S., Dominik19Vöhl HessenThe 51-year old police officer Edmund S. killed his wife and two sons with his service pistol, before committing suicide. A found suicide note revealed, that S. was suffering from depression and fear about the future.[50]
2003-05-22S., Waltraud48Vöhl HessenThe 51-year old police officer Edmund S. killed his wife and two sons with his service pistol, before committing suicide. A found suicide note revealed, that S. was suffering from depression and fear about the future.[50]

2004

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2004-04-23N.N.21Neuss Nordrhein-WestfalenA man took his former girlfriend as a hostage and threatened to kill her and himself. He was shot by police during the rescue operation.[51]
2004-12-27Condé, Laya-Alama35Bremen BremenPolice officers arrested Condé, because they assumend he was selling drugs. When they recognized that he was swallowing something, he was brought to a police station where a police physician applied an emetic forcefully by a stomach tube. During the procedure of vomiting he suffered from a lack of oxygen, went comatose and died from cerebral hypoxia on the 2005-01-07 without regaining consciousness.[52]

2005

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2005-01-07Jalloh, Oury37Dessau Saxony-AnhaltOury Jalloh, a Sierra Leonean refugee living in Germany, died in a fire in a holding cell in the police station in Dessau. The hands and feet of Jalloh, who was alone in the cell, were tied to a mattress. A fire alarm went off, but was initially turned off without further action by an officer. The case caused national and international outrage. The circumstances and their investigation are still contested.

2007

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2008-12-02B., Jürgen52Neumünster Schleswig-HolsteinThe 47-year old police officer Jörg L. killed his ex-wife and her new partner with his service pistol. He committed suicide in the city of Kiel, several hours later.[53]
2008-12-02L., Marita44Neumünster Schleswig-HolsteinThe 47-year old police officer Jörg L. killed his ex-wife and her new partner with his service pistol. He committed suicide in the city of Kiel, several hours later.[53]

2008

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2008-12-31J., Dennis26Schönfließ BrandenburgDuring an attempted arrest a police officer shot multiple times at the unarmed Dennis J., killing him. The shooter was given a suspended sentence, the other accusees were sentenced to monetary penalties.[54]

2009

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2009-04-30Eisenberg, Tennessee24Regensburg BayernA flatmate of student Tennessee Eisenberg called police about him acting madly and making stabbing motions towards his flatmates. Four police cars showed up, with several officers confronting Eisenberg, who threatened them with a knife. The exact events following have been subject to much scrutiny, as claims by police officers are inconsistent with the nature of the wounds inflicted; it has been established that the fatal shots were fired after Eisenberg had been subdued by warning shots and pepper spray, several shots even hitting him in the back. No officers had to appear in court.[55]
2009-08-20N.N.47Ruppichteroth Nordrhein-WestfalenA bank robber shot a police officer during a pursuit in the chest. At the following shootout, the robber was hit in the head and died. The police officer was severely injured, but survived.[56]
2009-11-10N.N.48Frankfurt HessenPolice officers stopped a car to control the driver after an emergency call. The driver instantly opened fire upon the officers and was killed in the following firefight, one officer was severely injured by gunshots.[57]
2009-12-24N.N.19Leimen Baden-WürttembergThree masked men robbed a gas station and ran into a random passing police patrol unit. One robber opened fire with his gas pistol on the police officers and was shot in the following.[58]

2010

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2010-05-17N.N.N.N.Hanau HessenA bank robber was shot by police and died later in hospital, after he hit an officer with his vehicle on his escape.[59]
2010-06-07N.N.5Oranienburg BrandenburgA 32-year-old female police officer killed both her children before committing suicide.[60]
2010-06-07N.N.10Oranienburg BrandenburgA 32-year-old female police officer killed both her children before committing suicide.[60]
2010-09-19R., Sabine41Lörrach Baden-WürttembergDuring the 2010 Lörrach hospital shooting 41-year-old lawyer Sabine R. killed her husband, son, a male nurse and injured 18 people. She was shot by the police.
2010-12-10N.N.40Karlsruhe Baden-WürttembergAfter a successful bank robbery at a Volksbank the so-called "gentlemen robbers" opened fire on the arriving police. During the following shoot-out with the police, the male robber from Czech Republic was killed by the police while his 38 years old wife shot herself.[61][62]
2010-12-3049München BayernA woman threatened a police officer with a knife. After she did not react to pepper spray, the officer fired a shot, killing her.[63]

2011

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2011-05-19Schwundeck, Christy39Frankfurt HessenChristy Schwundeck, a Nigerian-born, German-naturalized woman whose marriage had broken up and who had a history of depression, was rejected monetary assistance in Frankfurt Jobcenter and was requested to leave. She refused and the police was called in. Two officers, a 30-year-old male and a 28-year-old female, were confronted by the woman, who injured the male officer with a machete. The female officer pointed her service pistol at Christy Schwundeck and, after several verbal warnings and a threatening movement by the suspect towards the officer, the latter shot her. Christy Schwundeck died later in hospital. The case against the female officer has been dropped in spite of a formal request by Christy Schwundeck's relatives to re-open it.[64]
2011-08-24H., Andrea53Berlin BerlinAndrea H., who was claimed to be mentally ill, was supposed to be compulsorily committed to a psychiatric hospital. It is claimed that she fought against this using a knife and injuring an officer, after which a colleague of the injured officer shot her.[65]
2011-10-26N.N.47Cuxhaven NiedersachsenA man who was claimed to have "rampaged", attacked and threatened people in an administration building in the District of Cuxhaven was shot by one of the responding officers. The killed person is claimed to have approached the police with an iron bar. The prosecutor dropped the investigations against the 25-year-old police officer.[66]
2011-12-01N.N.59Monheim Nordrhein-WestfalenWhen a man was being taken from his apartment to a special care residency, he attacked police officers with a knife. He was hit by bullets and bled to death, before paramedics arrived.[67]

2012

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2012-01-21N.N.8Saarlouis SaarlandA 49-year old police officer killed his daughter with his service pistol, before committing suicide.[68]
2012-02-26N.N.57Maintal-Bischofsheim HessenA man was claimed to be throwing bottles from his flat onto the street and causing a disturbance. Police forced entry into the apartment of the man, who is said to have threatened the officers with knives. Police fired several shots, killing the man. The investigation by the prosecutor against the officers was dropped.[69]
2012-05-07N.N.47Aichach BayernPerpetrator shot after attacking his neighbor and responding police officers with an axe.[70]
2012-08-01N.N.51Elsfleth NiedersachsenA man claimed to be mentally ill was visited by the social-psychiatric service of the district (German: Sozialpsychiatrischer Dienst), which requested police support. It is claimed that when the door was opened, the man immediately attacked one of the two police officers. The other officer is said to have fired multiple shots, mortally wounding the man.[71] Investigations against the shooter are pending.[72]
2012-10-06Conrad, André50Berlin BerlinA man had been reported to walk around with a knife and an axe. He has been claimed to have attacked police officers. According to the police, he ignored all commands and did not respond to mace. He was then shot multiple times, and died two weeks later.[73]

2013

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2013-05-25P., Jürgen49Geltendorf BayernA suspicious minivan with strange looking markings of German Military Police and a blue emergency beacon on its roof was reported to police. As two policemen arrived on the scene, the driver immediately opened fire on the officers which they returned. The attacker was hit deadly by police, one officer was wounded by a shot being stopped from his bulletproof vest. Investigations turned out that the attacker was a wanted serial robber, that raided several shops and gas stations in the months before.[74]
2013-06-07N.N.71Starnberg BayernA mentally ill man drew a knife in front of a police station; he was then shot seven times by three police officers.[75]
2013-06-28F., Manuel31Berlin BerlinA man claimed to be mentally ill stripped off his clothes, climbed naked into a fountain, brandished a knife and cut himself. After police arrived at the scene to arrest the man, he walked towards one of the officers with the knife drawn. When the man did not stop after being requested to, the officer fired one shot, killing him.[76]
2013-07-10N.N.36Planegg BayernA 38-year old police officer killed his former life partner with a pistol. He waited for the woman to leave the building she was working in, followed her and shot her five times, before committing suicide several minutes later.[77]

2014

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2014-07-11N.N.46Asbach-Bäumenheim BayernA police officer was shooting inside and around his house. When a SEK raided the house after negotiations failed, they were shot at, returned fire and killed their colleague. The police officer was presumably suffering from personal problems and in emotional distress.[78]
2014-07-25B., André33Burghausen BayernTwo plain clothes police officers tried to arrest a convicted cannabis dealer near his flat. The man attempted to flee from the policemen and was shot in the back of the head.[79]
2014-08-01Haberstroh, Klaus55Freiburg Baden-WürttembergA police officer caused a hit-and-run accident under the influence of alcohol, in which the driver of a motorcycle died. The police officer fled the scene on foot and hid in a colleagues house to wait until he was sober again. The policeman was charged with negligent homicide and sentenced to two years in prison.[80]

2015

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2015-02-01N.N.31Bad Zwischenahn NiedersachsenA naked man was throwing objects out of his window on the streets and attacked police officers immediately when they arrived at his door. A police officer killed hin, when he tried to stab another policeman who had lain on the ground.[81]
2015-03-11N.N.48Memmingen BayernThe police wanted to arrest the man who was sentenced to one year in prison. When the six officers approached him, he drew a knife. Through the shot, the man suffered life-threatening injuries to the trunk and died later in hospital.[82]
2015-04-28N.N.40Grünstadt Rheinland-PfalzPolice was called to negotiate in a dispute between a married couple. When the officers arrived at the apartment, the husband tried to attack them with a knife. He was shot in the stomach and died later in hospital.[83]
2015-05-17N.N.74Rodgau HessenA retired man should be accompanied to a clinic. He refused to be brought there and shot at the paramedics and police officers, who responded fire, killing him. Due to the fact that he was a legal gun owner and the police was expecting resistance, a SEK was already present at the scene.[84]
2015-05-17N.N.39Oberhausen Nordrhein-WestfalenA man stabbed another man in the vestibule of a police station. When he refused to put away his knife, police officers fired several shots, killing him.[85]
2015-09-17Rafik Yousef41Spandau BerlinPolice were called by citizens who reported a “madman with a knife”. As the first police officer to arrive at the scene emerged from her vehicle, Yousef attacked, stabbing her in the neck just above her protective vest. Her partner immediately drew his gun and shot the knife-wielding man four times.
2015-12-10N.N.29Jever NiedersachsenA 30-year old police officer killed his wife with his service pistol, before committing suicide.[86]
2015-10-29N.N.N.N.Naumburg Sachsen-AnhaltPolice was called to an amusement hall, because a man was threatening an employee with a knife. When the man started to attack police and bystanders, he was shot by one of the officers.[87]
2015-11-02N.N.46Gronau Nordrhein-WestfalenPolice was called, because a dispute between several people got out of control. One of the participants had a knife, which he used to stab towards the officers. He was shot twice and died.[88]
2015-12-01N.N.48Erfurt ThüringenIn the case of the eviction of an apartment, the resident attacked police and firefighters with an axe. As the apartment was stormed, the resident injured an officer with the axe and was shot. He later died in hospital.[89]

2016

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2016-03-02N.N.N.N.Berlin BerlinWhen police wanted to arrest four suspected burglars, the getaway car driver tried to escape. Police fired a minimum of one shot, hitting the driver deadly.[90]
2016-05-05N.N.42Ludwigshafen Rheinland-PfalzA police patrol in the city center of Ludwigshafen was attacked by a homeless person with a knife. While one officer was wounded, the other was able to stop attacker with the use of his service pistol.[91]
2016-05-06N.N.36Brachbach Rheinland-PfalzPolice was called by neighbors, informing that a man was rioting and screaming inside an apartment. He was armed with knives and did not follow orders to leave the house. When police raided the apartment the man attacked police officers. After the use of pepper spray to which he showed no reaction. In the following police shot the man, causing his death.[92]
2016-05-29N.N.28Filderstadt Baden-WürttembergA man was waving around with a machete in a public area. When alerted police units arrived, the man attacked the officers. He was hit by gunshots, dying at the scene.[93]
2016-06-23N.N.N.N.Viernheim HessenA unidentified attacker, armed with a submachine gun, took hostages in a cinema. The hostage-taker was killed the SEK during the rescue operation. It was reported, that the by the attacker used submachine gun, was only blank firing.[94]
2016-07-07N.N.31Groß Rosenburg Sachsen-AnhaltPolice responded to an emergency call. A family of hunters had a serious argument, a member was threatening others with a handgun. Thus it was known, that several firearms are stored inside the house, a SEK took over control, killing the family's son that was armed with a revolver.[95]
2016-07-13N.N.62Erharting BayernPolice was instructed to support the transfer of a special care home resident to a psychiatric hospital. When police arrived, the resident attacked the officers with a knife, injuring both of them. He was killed by an unknown number of gunshots.[96]
2016-07-18Ahmadzai, Riaz Khan aka Riyad, Muhammad17Würzburg BayernThe Würzburg train attack was a terroristic attack inside a train, when an underage asylum-seeker from Afghanistan injured several passengers with a hatchet. During his escape he was shot by a SEK. The investigation showed doubts in the terrorist's identity, origin and age. It is presumed that he is from Pakistani descent and got radicalized shortly before the attack, admitting himself to the IS.[97]
2016-08-18N.N.53Dortmund Nordrhein-WestfalenIn the arrest of a presumed pimp, the SEK raided an apartment. The suspect opened fire on the officers. During the shootout the suspect was killed.[98]
2016-09-27Hussein, Hussam29Berlin BerlinHussam Hussein was shot dead under suspicious circumstances by a police officer in a refugee camp. Hussein tried to get to another person in police custody, that was suspected to have sexually molested his daughter. Although several police officers reported that he was unarmed, three officers shot at him. One of the shooters later presented a knife that allegedly belonged to Hussein, even though it was not seen or found at the scene, nor matching fingerprints or DNA were determined.[99][100]
2016-10-17N.N.48Moers Nordrhein-WestfalenPolice was called to a traffic accident. When one of the involved persons tried to flee, police chased him. When the officers were able to confront hin, he attacked them with a knife. He was shot and died later in hospital, even though the officers did successfully a CPR on him.[101]
2016-10-18N.N.N.N.Hagen Nordrhein-WestfalenA man entered an insurance bureau and got into an argument with one of the insurance agents working there. The man stabbed the employee several times with a knife and hit him with a machete. After the severely injured was fleeing outside and hiding in a nearby snack bar, the arriving police shot the man after he tried to attack the officers. The attacker was later described as an odd person with mental problems. The employee survived.[102]
2016-11-26N.N.37Hamburg HamburgPolice was called to an apartment building. When the officers encountered a man armed with a knife they used pepper spray on him, to which he didn't react. When being attacked, at least one officer fired upon the perpetrator, who died later in hospital.[103]

2017

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2017-01-31N.N.25Berlin BerlinEmergency responders called the police in assistance to a case of a man, who threatened to hurt others and commit suicide. He also threatened to shoot through his apartment door, while the paramedics were talking to the man. Police broke into the apartment through the door. When the man was not reacting to police orders to put a knife down, he was shot.[104]
2017-03-17N.N.42Emmendingen Baden-WürttembergA 58-year old police officer shot his wife and dog with his service pistol, before committing suicide.[105]
2017-04-12N.N.64Beetzseeheide BrandenburgIn the case of a missing person, police found the man they were searching for. When being approached, the man threatened the officers with a gun. In the following events the man was hit by a shot in the upper leg, but was able to escape. A SEK tracked the person down and tried to arrest him. As he threatened the officers with his gun, he was shot.[106]
2017-04-16N.N.35Braunschweig NiedersachsenAfter rioting in a brothel a man was pepper sprayed by police officers and arrested. Later he died in police custody due to heart failure.[107]
2017-05-25N.N.46Echzell HessenA 57-year old police officer shot his wife with a pistol, before committing suicide.[108]
2017-06-19N.N.50Heidelberg Baden-WürttembergA 44-year old police officer shot his brother with his service pistol, before committing suicide.[109]
2017-08-04N.N.23Mittelherwigsdorf SachsenPolice was called to a house in a case of domestic violence. The 23-year-old son was suspected to have attacked his mother. In the following events the police shot the son. Details of the incident are unclear.[110]
2017-10-23N.N.54Alsfeld HessenPolice was called to a house where gunshots were heard. When the arriving police officers identified that the shots were live rounds, the SEK was called to handle the situation. When the shooter - a drunk man - was shooting at the police officers, he was shot and hit deadly.[111]
2017-10-28N.N.19Mörfelden-Walldorf HessenWhen two young men got into an argument, one took out a knife, injured the other and stole his backpack. When police arrived and tried to arrest the knifer, he attacked the officers. The three officers shot 25 times in total, hitting him several times in arms, legs and one fatal shot to the chest. He died during medical care of an emergency physician at the scene.[112]

2018

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2018-01-22N.N.41Darmstadt HessenPolice was called to a case of domestic violence. When arriving a man attacked the officers with two knives. He died after both officers shot at him.[113]
2018-02-09P., Hamid43Wuppertal Nordrhein-WestfalenTo fulfill an arrest warrant against the former president of an outlawed criminal boxing club, the SEK raided an apartment. The wanted person was shot by an officer. The circumstances that led to the death were investigated by police and the persecutions office. In January 2019 it was concluded that the death of Hamid P. was a tragic accident. The officer interpreted the flash and blast of a stun grenade that was used as a gunshot and the cellphone in the victim's hand as a pistol.[114][115]
2018-04-13N.N.19Fulda HessenA man was attacking a bakery's employee and was rioting outside the store. Arriving police was also attacked with stones and a baton he took from one of the officers. After the attacker was hit by several shots he bled to death. Criticism was raised upon the number of shots fired by police. 12 shots were fired, but only four hit the body, two were considered deadly.[116]
2018-04-19N.N.38Langenfeld Nordrhein-WestfalenPolice responded to an emergency call, that a man was firing a pistol from his balcony. The police decided to storm the apartment. When the SEK officers were being shot at while entering the apartment, they returned fire. The man later died in hospital. The gun was identified as gas pistol.[117]
2018-05-30N.N.24Flensburg Schleswig-HolsteinDuring a train ride, the conductor was asking via loudspeaker if any police was present in the train to help in a fight. An off-duty officer rushed to the scene. When she and another passenger were injured by an attacker with a knife she shot him. Both the officer and the other passenger were severely injured.[118]
2018-09-17Ahmed, Ahmed26Kleve Nordrhein-WestfalenThe Syrian refugee was held in prison due to an identity mistake with a wanted thief. Under unclear circumstances, a fire broke out in his cell. When the prison staff recognized the situation and acted, he was heavily injured and died five days later in hospital.[119]
2018-10-19N.N.25Kirchheim an der Weinstraße Rheinland-PfalzA mother was calling the police, stating that her son was under the influence of drugs and attacking her. Two arriving officers were also attacked and severely injured by the young man with scissors. The man then was shot by the police. His mother later died due to several stab wounds and head injuries, but was not wounded by shots from the police.[120]
2018-10-27N.N.39Braunschweig NiedersachsenPolice was called to an apartment building, where two unknown intruders were yelling loudly and disturbing neighbors. When the two persons were fleeing, a third person came out of a neighboring house and walked towards the officers, armed with a handgun. When ignoring orders to put the gun down, police shot the man. The handgun later was identified as a gas pistol.[121] The police officers who wore plain clothes, but it is unclear if they identified themselves properly and/or if the victim did recognized them as police officers.[122]
2018-11-04N.N.45Merzig SaarlandA 49-year old police officer shot his wife with his service pistol, before committing suicide.[123]
2018-11-07N.N.21Bad Oldesloe Schleswig-HolsteinPolice responded to an emergency call, reporting a man with a knife. The described man was identified as a known homeless person, that was suffering from mental illness. Although he had committed minor crimes before, he was considered peaceful and no threat to the public. The man was ordered to put the knife down. Despite a warning shot and the use of pepper spray the man refused to follow the order and started stabbing in the direction of police officers. An officer shot twice, hitting the 21-year old in the chest. He died on the scene.[124]
2018-11-26N.N.23Bonn Nordrhein-WestfalenTwo police officers were in preparation to go to a shooting training, when one shot from his partner's pistol hit a police officer's neck. He fell into a coma and died two weeks later. It is still unclear why and under which circumstances he was shot. It was leaked that investigators suspect that his partner accidentally mistook his real life gun with a training dummy pistol and wanted to scare his colleague.[125]
2018-12-09N.N.28Rosa ThüringenPolice was called, because a man was threatening others with a pistol-shaped item. When the officers arrived at the scene, they were shot at from the man. He was hit and severely injured by return fire and died later in hospital.[126]
2018-12-16N.N.74Bochum Nordrhein-WestfalenPolice who was called due to calls about someone disturbing the peace. When the man was stopped by two officers, he pulled a lighter in the shape of a revolver from his pants. The officers ordered the man to drop the weapon after which several shots were fired at him. He died on the scene.[127]
2018-12-27N.N.36Berlin BerlinA man was rioting inside a bakery. When police officers arrived, he assaulted them. He was arrested and cuffed. Inside the police car he repeatedly hit his head against the windows. When arriving at the police station he attacked the officers again, so they defended themselves with pepper spray, to which he fell unconscious. The officers performed first aid and CPR on the man and he was brought to an ICU, but died on 12 January 2019.[128]

2019

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2019-01-18N.N.56Pirmasens Rheinland-PfalzA man was severely resisting to be brought to a psychiatric hospital. A police officer used his taser against the man, who suffered a heart attack and died shortly after being transferred to the emergency room.[129]
2019-02-28N.N.20Würzburg BayernA police cadet accidentally shot another fellow cadet inside police barracks. The unintentional discharge of the handgun occurred when the two cadets were alone in a room, shortly before going on guard duty. Even though investigations were not finished yet, the Minister of the Interior of the state of Bavaria referred to the cause of the incident as a wrongly unloaded weapon.[130]
2019-02-28N.N.46Solingen Nordrhein-WestfalenPolice was called to help in a family conflict that escalated. When an officer was attacked with a knife, he shot the attacker who died later that night.[131]
2019-04-11N.N.28Salzgitter NiedersachsenAn emergency call was received which reported a man with a gunshot wound inside an apartment. When police and ambulance units arrived, a man inside the apartment barricaded himself. During negotiations he threatened SEK units with a gun. He was shot and died from a bullet piercing his spine. Inside the apartment the body of another man was found. The gun turned out to be a toy gun.[132]
2019-04-18N.N.77Bochum Nordrhein-WestfalenA witness called the police, because he saw a man on the local cemetery, armed with a rifle. Police officers felt threatened by the man and shot him three times in the chest. He died later in hospital. Investigations revealed that the man was a hunter, ordered to control the rabbit population. The hunter's wife, who was also present at the scene, claimed her husband lay down his rifle immediately when the officers arrived and the shots were fired while the hunter was kneeling on the ground.[133]
2019-04-29N.N.27Hamburg HamburgPolice was called to help in an emergency situation where a man was acting aggressively and hitting colleagues at work. When officers arrived, the man attacked them with a knife. He was disarmed and brought to the police station. There he had to be fixated, due to his aggressive behavior. After calming down, the fixation was freed. When being transferred to a cell he became aggressive again, so that enchaining was necessary. Shortly after his resistance he suffered from cardiac arrest and died in hospital on 6 May 2019. Investigations were announced.[134]
2019-04-30N.N.49Frankfurt HessenA physician called the police as backup by transferring a patient to a psychiatric hospital. When the discussion with the heavily overweight patient, who also suffered from diabetes, became aggressive, a taser was used against the man, who collapsed and vomited. He was brought to a hospital and died there four days later. The death was caused by pneumonia, as a long-term consequence of getting vomit to the lungs.[135]
2019-05-22N.N.34Hamburg HamburgA British man was shot by police officers after attacking them with a knife. Police was called by his wife, because he threatened her and their mutual child.[136][137]
2019-06-18Adel B.32Essen Nordrhein-WestfalenA man was shot dead by the police after he called them and threatened to commit suicide. The police stated that when officers arrived, he rushed with a knife towards them and was shot.[138] After a few weeks two smartphone videos were published on YouTube that contradict this version: Police rush towards a house entrance and then shoot B. through the closed (glass panel) door.[139][140] Nevertheless, the local prosecutors' office closed the case against the policeman after two months, citing self-defence.[141]
2019-07-21N.N.28Karlsruhe Baden-WürttembergA man died in hospital, after police officers fixated him several times in custody and transport to jail. The circumstances that led to the man's death are unclear.[142]
2019-08-17N.N.20Stade NiedersachsenPolice responded to an emergency call about an argument between two men. One of the men attacked the officers with a metal bar. He was shot and died at the scene.[143]
2019-09-11N.N.25Hellersdorf BrandenburgPolice officers stopped a car on the highway, that was searched in a case of murder in Poland. The driver threatened the officers with a gun, who shot and killed the Polish citizen.[144]
2019-10-30N.N.45Recklinghausen Nordrhein-WestfalenWhen a man did not follow orders to put a knife down, he was shot in the leg by the police. The bullet hit an artery, to which he died in hospital later.[145]
2019-11-01N.N.55Ahrensburg Schleswig-HolsteinPolice arrested a car driver, who resisted heavily. Through the fixation, he suffered from a heart attack, that led to his death.[146]
2019-11-02N.N.52Lübeck Schleswig-HolsteinPolice officers shot a fugitive robber, who attacked them with a gas pistol before. It is presumed to be a suicide by police incident.[147]
2019-12-15N.N.44Mannheim Baden-WürttembergPolice was called to help with a self-harming man. When the officers arrived, the man attacked them with a knife and was shot.[148]
2019-12-28N.N.32Stuttgart Baden-WürttembergPolice was informed about a car driver who acted insecure and dangerous in traffic. Police found the car crashed into an advertising column. The driver then attacked the officers with a sword. When the use of pepper spray was ineffective they shot at the driver. He died later in hospital.[149]

2020

Date
(YYYY-MM-TT)		NameAgePlaceStateSummary of events
2020-01-06N.N.37Gelsenkirchen Nordrhein-WestfalenA Turkish citizen was shot by police, when he attacked a patrol car with a club. Investigations presumed mental problems for a cause.[150]
2020-01-24N.N.33Berlin BerlinPolice was called to an apartment, where a female threatened her roommate. When she tried to attack police officers with a knife, she was shot.[151]
2020-02-03N.N.66Vellmar HessenPolice stopped a drunk driver suspicious of a hit and run accident. When he resisted heavily with a knife, he was shot by police officers.[152]
2020-04-03N.N.10Vogtareuth BayernA 36-year old police officer killed both of her daughters with her service pistol, before committing suicide.[153]
2020-04-03N.N.12Vogtareuth BayernA 36-year old police officer killed both of her daughters with her service pistol, before committing suicide.[153]

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