52-year-old hits police station with ax and leaves “trail of destruction”

A man broke the windows of a police station in Hagen. The suspected perpetrator was overpowered shortly afterwards, the police confirmed. However, he left behind a “trail of destruction,” local media such as the “Westfalen Anzeiger” report.

The officers quickly realized that the 52-year-old suspect was in an exceptional psychological situation. According to a spokesman, he has now been admitted to a psychiatric facility. The motive for the attack on the guard in the Haspe district is still unclear.

Emergency services then found the suspect near the station. He approached the officers with an ax and a machete, police said. It was clear that the 52-year-old from Hagen was in an exceptional psychological situation. The police officers spoke to the man and were able to convince him to throw away the weapons. He was then overpowered. The emergency services and the public order office then took care of him.