Several people have been killed in a shooting at a shopping centre in the Danish capital Copenhagen, police say.
The shooting created panic at the shopping centre. Photo: AFP
Announcing the deaths, police chief Soeren Thomassen said a 22-year-old Danish man has been arrested in connection with the attack.
Thomassen said the motive was unclear, but that he could not rule out an "act of terrorism".
Eyewitnesses have spoken of panic among shoppers as gunfire rang out inside the Field's mall in the south of the city.
Emilie Jeppesen told Jyllands-Posten newspaper: "You didn't know what was happening. Suddenly there was just chaos everywhere."
Another witness, Mahdi Al-Wazni, told TV 2 that the shooter had carried a "hunting rifle".
Members of the emergency services bring stretchers at the scene of the Fields shopping center in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 3 July, 2022 following a shooting. Photo: AFP
Speaking at a news conference on Sunday evening, Thomassen said it was too early to say exactly how many people had been harmed in the attack.
But he told reporters that there was no indication that other shooters were involved.
Field's is the largest shopping centre in Denmark, with over 140 shops and restaurants.
British singer Harry Styles is due to perform at a venue less than a mile from the scene later in the evening.
Organisers wrote on Facebook that the concert would go ahead after close co-ordination with police.
- BBC
