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Twelve-year-old girl gets critically injured in German police shooting
(MENAFN) German police shot and seriously injured a 12-year-old deaf girl after she approached officers with two knives during a welfare check at her mother’s apartment, authorities said Monday.
The girl, who holds both German and Serbian citizenship, had left a group care facility where she was under state custody, Essen police said in a statement. Officers were retrieving her because she required vital medications that she may not have taken for some time.
Her mother, who also has a hearing impairment, initially did not open the door. Police called a locksmith to gain entry, but the mother opened the door around 1:30 a.m., authorities said.
During the apartment search, officers encountered the girl holding two knives and walking toward them. Police deployed a taser and firearms simultaneously to prevent what they described as a potential attack, according to the statement.
The girl was seriously wounded and taken to a hospital for emergency surgery. Her condition was described as critical, but authorities said it is no longer deteriorating.
The incident has sparked debate on social media over police violence, the use of force against minors, and protocols for handling vulnerable populations. Critics have questioned why officers were not fully informed about the situation and why specialized crisis intervention teams were not used instead of regular patrol officers.
German police shot and seriously injured a 12-year-old deaf girl after she approached officers with two knives during a welfare check at her mother’s apartment, authorities said Monday.
The girl, who holds both German and Serbian citizenship, had left a group care facility where she was under state custody, Essen police said in a statement. Officers were retrieving her because she required vital medications that she may not have taken for some time.
Her mother, who also has a hearing impairment, initially did not open the door. Police called a locksmith to gain entry, but the mother opened the door around 1:30 a.m., authorities said.
During the apartment search, officers encountered the girl holding two knives and walking toward them. Police deployed a taser and firearms simultaneously to prevent what they described as a potential attack, according to the statement.
The girl was seriously wounded and taken to a hospital for emergency surgery. Her condition was described as critical, but authorities said it is no longer deteriorating.
The incident has sparked debate on social media over police violence, the use of force against minors, and protocols for handling vulnerable populations. Critics have questioned why officers were not fully informed about the situation and why specialized crisis intervention teams were not used instead of regular patrol officers.
The girl, who holds both German and Serbian citizenship, had left a group care facility where she was under state custody, Essen police said in a statement. Officers were retrieving her because she required vital medications that she may not have taken for some time.
Her mother, who also has a hearing impairment, initially did not open the door. Police called a locksmith to gain entry, but the mother opened the door around 1:30 a.m., authorities said.
During the apartment search, officers encountered the girl holding two knives and walking toward them. Police deployed a taser and firearms simultaneously to prevent what they described as a potential attack, according to the statement.
The girl was seriously wounded and taken to a hospital for emergency surgery. Her condition was described as critical, but authorities said it is no longer deteriorating.
The incident has sparked debate on social media over police violence, the use of force against minors, and protocols for handling vulnerable populations. Critics have questioned why officers were not fully informed about the situation and why specialized crisis intervention teams were not used instead of regular patrol officers.
German police shot and seriously injured a 12-year-old deaf girl after she approached officers with two knives during a welfare check at her mother’s apartment, authorities said Monday.
The girl, who holds both German and Serbian citizenship, had left a group care facility where she was under state custody, Essen police said in a statement. Officers were retrieving her because she required vital medications that she may not have taken for some time.
Her mother, who also has a hearing impairment, initially did not open the door. Police called a locksmith to gain entry, but the mother opened the door around 1:30 a.m., authorities said.
During the apartment search, officers encountered the girl holding two knives and walking toward them. Police deployed a taser and firearms simultaneously to prevent what they described as a potential attack, according to the statement.
The girl was seriously wounded and taken to a hospital for emergency surgery. Her condition was described as critical, but authorities said it is no longer deteriorating.
The incident has sparked debate on social media over police violence, the use of force against minors, and protocols for handling vulnerable populations. Critics have questioned why officers were not fully informed about the situation and why specialized crisis intervention teams were not used instead of regular patrol officers.
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