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Berlin Police Use Taser After Hostel Guest Allegedly Reaches for Gun

A blood test is part of the inquiry into police use of force.

Overview

  • Police returned to a Schöneberg hostel early Friday after a 32-year-old who had been removed came back and attacked the receptionist.
  • During the second encounter, officers say the man fought them and tried to grab an officer’s service weapon.
  • A policewoman used pepper spray with no effect, then an officer fired a Taser to subdue and arrest the man.
  • A prosecutor ordered a blood test for the suspect as police review the force used in the arrest on Pallasstraße.
  • Police said one officer needed outpatient care and ended his shift, a policewoman had a leg injury and stayed on duty, and the suspect was first treated in a hospital.