German media reports say Abdul Ballout, the 21-year-old suspect accused of driving a vehicle into Berlin’s LGBTQ+ Pride event, was shot dead during a police operation in the city. The operation reportedly ended in a garden shed, where officers confronted the suspect.
Ballout had been identified in earlier coverage as a Muslim man of Lebanese descent who was already known to authorities and allegedly connected to Islamist circles. Reports about the Berlin Pride attack said he drove a van into the crowd during the parade, causing mass casualties.
The incident at the Berlin gay pride event reportedly left one person dead and 29 others injured. The latest development shifts attention back to the original attack, which drew wide attention because of the high number of victims and the location at a major public LGBTQ+ gathering.
Officials had not released broader details in the trimmed report about how the police operation unfolded or whether investigators were pursuing additional leads. What has been reported so far is that the main suspect in the Berlin Pride vehicle attack was killed during the police action.
