‘Brutal’ Danish Shooting Likely Not Terror Act

July 4, 2022 10:19 am

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Danish police said a gunman who killed three people when he opened fire in a crowded shopping mall acted alone and apparently selected his victims at random. Authorities all but ruled out Monday that attack was an “act of terrorism.” Police have not identified a motive for Sunday’s attack inside one of Scandinavia’s biggest shopping centers. A suspect carrying a rifle and knife was quickly arrested. Copenhagen chief police inspector Søren Thomassen said the 22-year-old Danish man also had access to another gun. He said the firearms were obtained illegally and that the suspect was known to mental health services but gave no further details on either.