A 17-year-old suspected of stabbing a teacher at a school in Germany has been injured by gunfire during his arrest, police said.
The teenager is said to have stabbed a 45-year-old teacher multiple times at a vocational college in Essen, a city in western Germany, on Friday morning.
The suspect then fled the scene of the attack, the city’s police said.
As the teacher was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, numerous officers were dispatched to search the school and city for the suspect.
Shortly after 11.15am, investigators located the teen, who pulled out a knife as officers tried to arrest him, Essen Police said.
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Police used their firearms to stop and arrest the young man, who has also been taken to hospital, the police statement concluded.
Members of the public had been advised to avoid Blucherstrasse, a street in the city, while police operations were ongoing.
