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Police officer shoots driver during vehicle stop in Berlin
A Berlin police officer shot a driver in the leg during a vehicle check in Berlin-Mitte on Tuesday evening.
Police had stopped the driver near Alexanderplatz after a chase.
Officers were checking the car over suspected hit-and-run and drunk driving.
Witnesses had reportedly seen the vehicle involved in at least one crash before police pursued it.
The driver was taken to hospital with no life-threatening injuries.
The circumstances of the shooting were not yet clear.
Berlin criminal police have opened an investigation.
A police officer shot a driver during a vehicle stop in Berlin-Mitte on Tuesday evening.
The driver was hit in the leg and taken to hospital, but his injuries were not life-threatening.
Police had pursued the vehicle after it was reportedly seen in at least one traffic accident.
Officers were checking the vehicle over suspected hit-and-run and drink-driving offences.
Berlin criminal police have opened an investigation.
- Who
- A Berlin police officer shot a driver. The driver was taken to hospital.
- What
- The officer fired during a vehicle check and hit the driver in the leg.
- When
- Tuesday evening, at about 9 p.m.
- Where
- At the corner of Karl-Liebknecht-Straße and Spandauer Straße in Berlin-Mitte, near Alexanderplatz.
- Why
- Police were checking the vehicle over suspected hit-and-run and drink-driving offences.
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Police stopped the driver after a pursuit at the corner of Karl-Liebknecht-Straße and Spandauer Straße.
A police officer fired a weapon and hit the driver in the leg.
The driver was taken to hospital, and Berlin criminal police opened an investigation.
- Location
- Berlin-Mitte, near Alexanderplatz
- Time
- Tuesday evening, about 9 p.m.
- Injury
- Gunshot wound to the leg; not life-threatening
- Police suspicions
- Hit-and-run and drink-driving
- Investigation
- Berlin criminal police are investigating
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What people are saying
The vehicle had previously been observed by witnesses in at least one traffic accident and was subsequently pursued by emergency services.