Danish grandad 'guns down lawyer' in Copenhagen
AFP
September 17, 2014, 2:07 am
An angry grandfather shot and killed a lawyer and critically wounded another man after opening fire with a sawn-off shotgun in a court in Denmark, police and media said.
The gunman -- who Danish broadcaster TV2 said was the grandfather of a child in a custody case -- is alleged to have opened fire at the bailiff's court in central Copenhagen.
The wounded man is believed to have been the father of the child.
"One person was hit inside the building, while the other was shot out front," police said in a statement.
"One is in a critical condition, while the other has died."
Police are seen outside Town Hall Square, Raadhuspladsen, in Copenhagen. Photo: AP
The shootings, close to Copenhagen's Town Hall Square, were filmed by closed circuit cameras at the court.
Police immediately arrested the suspected shooter and seized a sawn-off shotgun, according to Danmarks Radio (DR).
It identified the victim as a lawyer in a child custody case and said the alleged perpetrator was a member of a family involved in the case.
"The shooting seems to have happened in a meeting room, and then you can see people fleeing left and right," Michael Villemoes Larsen, head of administration at the city court, told DR after watching surveillance footage.
Authorities work at the scene of a shooting at a court building in Copenhagen. Photo: Reuters
A witness in an adjacent building described chaotic scenes at the court as workers fled from the gunshots.
"They jumped out of a window and hid behind cars. They were obviously very frightened," he told DR, adding that he later saw one of the victims lying on the ground surrounded by paramedics and police.
"There was blood everywhere... but the victim seemed to be alive."
The area around the court has been cordoned off and a police investigation is underway.
