The motive behind the attack remains unknown
A WOMAN has been shot dead by armed cops after attacking people with a knife in a square used for Oktoberfest.
The perpetrator, 30, reportedly stabbed a 56-year-old man before then attacking a 25-year-old woman in Theresienwiese, Munich.
A police car secures the areaCredit: ReutersCops shot the woman – who is said to be Bulgarian – with a service weapon on the corner of St Pauls Square and Bavariang.
She died in the hospital after undergoing emergency surgery, Bild reports.
The area currently remains cordoned off to the public with armed cops alongside Munich’s Criminal Investigation Department at the scene.
Sniffer dogs are also on the hunt for any clues while bandages were harrowingly seen on the ground at the Oktoberfest site.
The motive behind the attack remains unknown.
Joachim Herrman, Bavaria’s Interior Minister, told Bild: “I am very grateful to the Munich police for their swift intervention and stopping the knife attacker.
“Her death is regrettable, but unfortunately, it was probably unavoidable.”
According to cops, the victims suffered “minor injuries”.
Munich Police said in a statement: “On Saturday, June 7, 2025, the Munich police were notified at around 7:45 p.m that a woman had injured a person with a knife in the Theresienwiese area.
“According to current information, she injured a 56-year-old man with a knife in the Westendstraße area. Shortly thereafter, she also injured a 25-year-old woman with a knife near Schwanthaler Höhe.
“When the perpetrator was encountered by officers in the Bavariaring area at St Pauls-Platz and was about to be arrested, police used firearms.
“The woman was injured and subsequently taken to a hospital. She died there shortly thereafter. The woman was a 30-year-old resident of Munich.
“The further investigation was taken over on site by Police Department 11.
“Regarding the police use of firearms, the investigation is being conducted by the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office.
“Further verified information cannot be provided at this time, as the necessary investigations are currently underway by the Criminal Investigation Department.”
Just a few hours prior, at least five people were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd in Germany.
A five-year-old girl is understood to be among the wounded after the horror crash in Passau.
The driver’s wife, 38, was also hurt, according to Bild.
It is unclear if the driver intentionally drove into the crowd, according to reports.
Three people were seriously injured, according to a police spokesperson.
The incident occurred around 3.30pm near the main train station in the Bavarian city.
“At this time, it cannot be ruled out that the man deliberately drove the vehicle into the group of people,” police told local media.
The driver was reported to be a 48-year-old man.
Source: https://www.the-sun.com/news/14424031/woman-shot-dead-cops-knife-attack/
