Suspect in shooting near Israel consulate in Munich was killed in police gunfight – official

Police vehicles parked in Munich near the Nazi Documentation Center and the Israeli Consulate General in Munich, Germany, Sept. 5, 2024. (Simon Sachseder/dpa via AP)
Police vehicles parked in Munich near the Nazi Documentation Center and the Israeli Consulate General in Munich, Germany, Sept. 5, 2024. (Simon Sachseder/dpa via AP)

The suspect in a shooting near the Israeli consulate and the Nazi history museum in Munich died at the scene after being shot while exchanging fire with police, the interior minister for the German state of Bavaria says.

Earlier, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said a gunman opened fire near the consulate in Munich. There were no other reports of injuries.

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