Prosecutors in Germany said on Tuesday that five police officers were charged in the death of a Senegalese teenager who was shot dead last year.
Police had been called to an incident at a foster home in the western city of Dortmund on August 8, 2022 because the 16-year-old refugee had allegedly threatened to hurt himself with a knife.
The officers claimed that the teenager, identified as Mouhamed Dramé, had run towards them with a knife, after which they used pepper spray and two tasers before shooting him with an automatic pistol.
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Five German police officers have been charged in the shooting death of a Senegalese teenager.
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The German news agency dpa reported that the officer who shot was charged with involuntary manslaughter, while his superior officer was charged with inciting dangerous bodily harm. Three other officers were charged with dangerous bodily harm, dpa reported.
Public broadcaster WDR quoted Dortmund prosecutors as saying they believe the operation was “disproportionate from the start”.
The incident sparked a debate in Germany about police violence against minorities and their handling of cases involving people with mental illness.
