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Danish Police Says Gunman Killed Three In Shopping Mall, Likely Not Terror-Related

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A rescue team arrives at Fields shopping center in Copenhagen on July 3 after Danish police said they received reports of a shooting at the site.
A rescue team arrives at Fields shopping center in Copenhagen on July 3 after Danish police said they received reports of a shooting at the site.

Danish police say that the gunman who opened fire in a shopping mall in Copenhagen most likely acted alone and selected his victims at random.

Copenhagen chief police inspector Soren Thomassen said on July 4 investigators do not believe the previous day's attack was terror-related.

Thomassen said three people were killed -- two Danes and one Russian citizen -- and two Danes and two Swedes were hospitalized with serious injuries.

A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested after the shooting on July 3 that caused panic at a mall in South Copenhagen. The suspect will face questioning by a judge on July 4.

Danish police said on July 4 that the suspect was known to mental-health services.

"Our suspect is also known among psychiatric services. Beyond that I do not wish to comment," Thomassen told a press conference.

Based on reporting by Reuters, AP and AFP

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