Car ramming attack in Mannheim, Germany, leaves 1 dead, multiple injured: reports
A suspect rammed a car into a crowd of people in Mannheim, Germany on Monday, killing one person and injuring multiple others, reports say.
Police said the suspect is in custody. Local media reported that a black SUV drove at a high rate of speed into the crowd in Mannheim’s Paradeplatz square, according to Reuters.
Locals are now being urged to avoid the downtown area in Mannheim due to police activity.
“We can confirm that one perpetrator was arrested,” police spokesperson Stefan Wilhelm told the Associated Press. “We can’t yet give information on whether there were further perpetrators.”
Emergency services and police stand at Paradeplatz in Mannheim, Germany, following the incident on Monday March 3. (René Priebe/dpa via AP)
The incident happened weeks after a car ramming attack in Munich left a 2-year-old girl and her mother dead, the AP reported.
Debris is seen scattered on the streets of Mannehim, Germany, following the reported car ramming attack on Monday, March 3. (Dieter Leder/dpa via AP)
That attack happened a day before Vice President JD Vance and others gathered in Munich for the Munich Security Conference.
Fox News’ Thomas Ferraro contributed to this report.
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