Skip to main content
Tags: munich | subway | shooting

Munich Subway Shooting: Man Grabs Cop's Gun, Opens Fire

Munich Subway Shooting: Man Grabs Cop's Gun, Opens Fire

Police outside a subway station in Munich on Tuesday.  (Andreas Prott/dpa via AP)

Tuesday, 13 June 2017 09:05 AM EDT

A Munich subway shooting early Tuesday morning left a police officer shot in the head after a man grabbed her service pistol and opened fire, also injuring two bystanders.

The officer's injuries were considered life-threatening, while those to the two bystanders shot at the Unterfoehring station were less serious, Munich police spokesman Marcus da Gloria Martins said, per The Associated Press.

The suspect was seriously injured by gunfire, he said.

"There was one suspect and we've got him," da Gloria Martins told reporters at the scene.

Authorities do not believe the incident had to do with terrorism, and that the suspect appeared to have acted out of "personal" reasons and not with political or religious motivations, da Gloria Martins said.

Police had been called to the subway station following reports of an altercation among passengers on a train. When officers arrived the suspect attempted to push them onto the tracks, da Gloria Martins said.

The suspect then managed to grab the female officer's gun and fired several shots before he was shot himself and taken into custody.

© Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


TheWire
A Munich subway shooting early Tuesday morning left a police officer shot in the head after a man grabbed her service pistol and opened fire, also injuring two bystanders.
munich, subway, shooting
177
2017-05-13
Tuesday, 13 June 2017 09:05 AM
Newsmax Media, Inc.

Sign up for Newsmax’s Daily Newsletter

Receive breaking news and original analysis - sent right to your inbox.

(Optional for Local News)
Privacy: We never share your email address.
Join the Newsmax Community
Read and Post Comments
Please review Community Guidelines before posting a comment.
 
TOP

Interest-Based Advertising | Do not sell or share my personal information

Newsmax, Moneynews, Newsmax Health, and Independent. American. are registered trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc. Newsmax TV, and Newsmax World are trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc.

NEWSMAX.COM
America's News Page
© Newsmax Media, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Download the Newsmax App
NEWSMAX.COM
America's News Page
© Newsmax Media, Inc.
All Rights Reserved