Copenhagen shooting suspect held in psych ward, authorities rule out terrorism

Copenhagen Police Chief Inspector Soeren Thomassen gives an update on the investigation of the shooting at Field's shopping mall, a day after the incident, in Copenhagen, Denmark July 4, 2022. Ritzau Scanpix/Martin Sylvest via REUTERS

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The man accused of killing three people in a shooting in a Danish shopping mall was ordered on Monday to be held in a closed psychiatric ward, and authorities said they did not suspect the crime to be an act of terrorism.

The 22-year-old Danish male, accused of opening fire on Sunday afternoon on shoppers in the Field's mall a few kilometres south of downtown Copenhagen, was arrested and charged with manslaughter and intent to kill.