Tag: Fatal shootings
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At least ten deaths after police used Taser in Germany: Introduction in further federal states to come
Five German states are using ‘distance electro-pulse devices’ in patrol duty, with more to follow. The Federal Police are also trialling their introduction in Berlin. In Germany, the police have been using Tasers since the turn of the millennium, but…
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German police kill excavator driver after rampage; 2024 now peak of police fatal shootings since 1976
A man used an excavator to destroy a construction company’s fleet of vehicles plus some police cars. The victim is said to have worked for the company in question. Police in the German town of Tauberbischofsheim shot and killed an…
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Statistics on the use of firearms by German police for 2022: Eleven people killed, 30 injured
German police officers shot people 60 times last year, mostly justified as self-defence, but also to “prevent crime”. The fatal shots are often fired at people who are in exceptional situations or who are affected by discrimination. Police officers in…