The suspected gunman, who’s in custody, is a 22-year-old Danish man who was detained close to the Fields procuring centre on the southern outskirts of the capital, stated police inspector Soren Thomassen, head of the Copenhagen police operations unit.
“We all know that there are a number of useless” and “a number of injured,” Mr Thomassen advised a information convention, including that terror can’t be dominated out.
A gunman opened hearth in a Copenhagen procuring centre, one of many largest of its form in Scandinavia, killing a number of individuals and wounding a lot of others on Sunday, police stated.
“We wouldn’t have info that others are concerned. That is what we all know now.”
He didn’t present any additional particulars on the victims or suspect, or say how many individuals had been killed or wounded. The procuring centre is on the outskirts of Copenhagen simply throughout from a subway line that connects the town with the worldwide airport.
A significant freeway additionally runs adjoining to Fields, which opened in 2004.
Photographs from the scene confirmed individuals working out of the mall, and Denmark’s TV2 broadcaster posted a photograph of a person being placed on a stretcher.
Witnesses stated individuals had been crying and hid in retailers.
Laurits Hermansen advised Danish broadcaster DR that he was in a clothes retailer on the procuring centre along with his household when he heard “three-four bangs. Actually loud bangs. It sounded just like the photographs had been being fired simply subsequent to the shop.”
Copenhagen Mayor Sophie H Andersen tweeted: “Horrible experiences of capturing in Fields. We don’t but know for certain what number of had been injured or useless, however it is rather critical.”
Police stated they had been first alerted to the capturing at 5:36pm native time. An enormous presence of heavily-armed cops arrived on the scene, with a number of hearth division autos additionally parked outdoors the mall.
“One individual has been arrested in reference to the capturing at Fields. We presently are usually not in a position to say extra in regards to the individual involved,” Copenhagen police tweeted.
“We’ve an enormous presence at Fields and are engaged on getting an summary.”
Danish media reported {that a} Harry Types live performance, scheduled on the close by Royal Area, was referred to as off.
On Snapchat, Types wrote: “My group and I pray for everybody concerned within the Copenhagen shopping center capturing. I’m shocked. Love H.”
