For now, much is unclear, but according to Reuters, the police are asking people to stay away from the area. The German newspaper Bild has information that an armed man has shot an elderly woman. The police have not yet confirmed this information. According to Radio Dresden, several shots are said to have been fired at a building near the central station in the city. According to local media, the man must have tried to get into the newsroom of the radio channel. The perpetrator is said to have fired shots, but was unable to get into the premises. The man then went to a pharmacy in the Altmarkt-Galerie shopping centre. There he is said to have taken several hostages. The shopping center and the surrounding area have been evacuated by the police, according to the local police. Police spokesman Thomas Geithner tells the newspaper that the police launched an operation due to suspicions of hostage-taking. The authorities in Dredsen say that the situation is still very unclear. The perpetrator is said to have taken several hostages. Photo: MATTHIAS RIETSCHEL / Reuters
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