Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead during operation, police say

People gather around flowers, mementos and candles left by people at the Brandenburg Gate, after a deadly incident in which a vehicle crashed into a crowd near Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day Pride parade on Saturday evening, leaving multiple people injured and the parade called off, in Berlin, Germany, July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Mang

BERLIN, July ⁠26 (Reuters) - Berlin ⁠police shot dead the ‌suspect being sought over the Pride attack ​in the German ⁠capital, they ⁠said on X, after ⁠he tried ‌to attack them ⁠with a bladed weapon ​at ‌an allotment garden complex ⁠in ​the suburb of Spandau.

"According to ⁠initial findings, he ran ​towards officers while armed with a bladed ⁠weapon; police subsequently opened fire. Despite immediate resuscitation efforts ​by the ⁠Berlin fire department, ​he died ‌at the scene," ​they wrote.

(Writing by Miranda Murray)