BERLIN (Reuters) - A German man shot a 26-year old policewoman in the head on Tuesday using a gun he had grabbed from another officer at a Munich train station, police said, adding there was no indication of a link to terrorism.

The 37-year-old man, who had been involved in a brawl at Unterfoehring station, shoved a policeman on the platform and grabbed his gun as a train was entering the station.

“Then there was an exchange of fire during which a 26-year old policewoman .. suffered a potentially life-threatening injury in the head,” Munich police said in a statement.

The man was also injured in the incident and then arrested. Two other people were also hurt but their lives are not in danger, said police. The area around the station was sealed off.

“There are no indications of a terrorist background,” the police said, adding that an investigation was being carried out.</s>Police guard in front of a subway station in Munich, Germany on June 13, 2017.

Sven Hoppe / Dpa via AP</s>Police block a street near a subway station in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Several people were injured, including a police officer, in a shooting early Tuesday at a Munich subway station, police said. Munich police said in a tweet that the policewoman’s injuries were serious. The suspect was also injured and is in custody. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP) Police block a street near a subway station in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Several people were injured, including a police officer, in a shooting early Tuesday at a Munich subway station, police said. Munich police said in a tweet that the policewoman’s injuries were serious. The suspect was also injured and is in custody. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Several people were injured when an unidentified assailant fired a few shots at a commuter rail station in Munich, Germany on Tuesday. The firing took place at an S-Bahn station in Unterfoehring, a northeastern suburb of the Bavarian city, said police. One person was detained in the incident. A female police officer was badly wounded even as the police announced that there was no indication of a ‘political or religious’ motive behind the incident.

The Munich Police spokesperson told AFP, “The sole male perpetrator was motivated by personal reasons.” Police also added that the attacker had tried to push at one police officer in front of an incoming train, which led to a scuffle during which he took out the female officer’s gun and fired. Police said the officer was shot in the head and was critically injured. There were two other people who were also seriously injured but they are out of danger.

Munich Police tweeted saying: “The assailant was arrested. He was also injured. There are no indications of further perpetrators.” This was however not the first time such an incident has taken place. Last year in July, an 18-year-old shot dead at least nine people at a Munich shopping mall before killing himself. He had reportedly spent nearly a year planning the attack.

Police said the German-Iranian teenager was heavily influenced by mass murderers such Norwegian right-wing fanatic Anders Behring Breivik. He had no links to the Islamic State group.

For all the latest World News, download Indian Express App</s>Several people were injured when an unidentified assailant opened fire at a train station in Munich, Germany, as reported by AFP. A policewoman was also injured in the attack. The alleged attacker has, however, been arrested by police. Authorities reported that a handgun was fired during a police operation at an S-Bahn station in Unterfoehring, a northeastern suburb of the Bavarian city, and that the scene was now secured.

The incident took place during a morning police check at the Unterfoehring subway station, according to Munich police spokesperson Michael Riehlein as quoted by AP. The spokesperson had no further details, but Munich’s Merkur newspaper has reported that witnesses said the suspect took a police officer’s pistol and shot her, and also injured others at the scene.

This is a developing story, more details awaited.

1:54 pm: The sole male perpetrator was motivated by personal reasons. There is no political or religious background here”: police

1:46 pm: Munich’s Merkur newspaper has reported that witnesses said the suspect took a police officer’s pistol and shot her, and also injured others at the scene.

1:35 pm: Area around the train station is being cordoned off, say police.

1:35 pm: One person arrested so far, say Munich Police.

1:34 pm: A policewoman was injured in the incident.

1:33 pm: Situation under control, say police as per reports in Der Spiegel.

For all the latest World News, download Indian Express App</s>A young police officer was “seriously injured” at a Munich subway station Tuesday morning after an individual was able to steal a police officer’s pistol and go on a shooting rampage, according to reports.

A major police operation was launched at Munich Unterföhring S-Bahn station this morning after a perpetrator drew a 26-year-old police officer’s sidearm and shot her in the head. The individual is reported to have been able to shoot two others at the station before being shot himself. There have been no reported fatalities, but the injured police officer is in a “serious” condition.

German police have said there is no evidence of terrorism, reports Welt, but Germany’s elite counter-terror SEK police unit was scrambled to the station as the attack took place.</s>An ambulance stands near a subway station in Munich, Germany on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: AP

Several people, including a police officer, were injured in a shooting early on Tuesday at a Munich subway station, police said.

In a tweet, the police said that the policewoman's injuries were serious. The suspect was also injured and was in custody.

The shooting occurred during a morning police check at the Unterfoehring subway station, Munich police spokesman Michael Riehlein said.

Munich’s Merkur newspaper reported that witnesses said the suspect snatched the police officer’s pistol and shot her, besides injuring others.

Mr. Riehlein said the area had been secured and that there was no danger to the wider public.</s>Several people were injured when an unidentified assailant opened fire at a train station in Munich, Germany, as reported by AFP. A policewoman was also injured in the attack.

Start the conversation, or Read more at The Indian Express.</s>Berlin: At least one person has been injured in a shooting at a subway station in a suburb of Munich, German police said Tuesday. The shooting occurred during a morning police check at the Unterfoehring subway station, Munich police spokesman Michael Riehlein said.

He said a weapon was fired during the check, but could not immediately say whether it was fired by police or by a suspect. Police later tweeted that at least one person was injured.

Munich's Merkur newspaper reported that witnesses said the suspect took a police officer's pistol and then shot her, and also injured others at the scene.

 Riehlein said the area has been secured and that there was no danger to the wider public.</s>Police in German city arrest suspect who took gun from officer and shot her in head in non-terrorism-related incident

A police officer has been shot in the head at a Munich metro station after a man grabbed her service pistol and opened fire, also injuring two bystanders.

The officer’s injuries were considered life-threatening, while those to the two bystanders shot at the Unterfoehring station were less serious, the Munich police spokesman Marcus da Gloria Martins said.</s>Police stand guard outside a subway station in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, after several people were injured in a shooting at the station, police said.

BERLIN — A 37-year-old man alleged to have shot a police officer in a Munich subway station after randomly attacking another passenger had been living with his father in Colorado and was on a European trip, German officials said Wednesday.

Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae told reporters the suspect, identified only as a Bavarian-born German citizen, flew to Munich airport from Athens on Monday and spent the night in the airport.

Witnesses told police as the man rode the subway toward the city Tuesday he was talking to himself in English, then suddenly began punching another, apparently randomly chosen, passenger in the face, pummeling him until he was bloody.

Police were called and when the suspect got off at the suburban Unterfoehring station, two officers began questioning him. Surveillance video shows one officer holding a pad of paper and pen taking notes when the suspect suddenly shoved him with "extreme violence" toward an oncoming train, Andrae said.

In the ensuing struggle the suspect grabbed the officer's pistol from its holster, and opened fire at both of the officers. He missed the officer whose weapon he took, but hit his colleague in her head as he emptied the eight-shot magazine. Two bystanders were also injured, and are believed to have been hit by shots fired by the suspect.

The officer hit in the head appears to have fired at least one shot, hitting the suspect in the buttocks. Despite the wound, he was able to flee and was apprehended outside by other officers arriving on the scene.

The injured officer was rushed to a nearby hospital and was still in life-threatening condition on Wednesday, Andrae said. The bystanders were also treated and are stable.

Andrae said police had been in contact with the suspect's father with whom he had been living in the U.S., and said the suspect apparently had a criminal record there.

He did not give further details but a police source confirmed German media reports that the suspect's name is Alexander B. and that he had been living in Colorado. Bild newspaper reported he was staying in Fort Collins, but the source could not confirm that.

In addition to some 200 witnesses to interview, Andrae said police also have video surveillance footage from multiple locations to review and are still working on a complete picture of how the attack unfolded. The suspect has so far refused to talk with police.
A shooting occurs at a local train station in the Unterföhring suburb of Munich, Germany. The assailant shot a police officer in the head; she is in critical condition. Backup police engaged in a shootout where the suspect and two bystanders were injured. Police do not believe this is a terrorist attack.