German police shoot dead homeless

Police in the German town of Ludwigshafen on Thursday in the center of the city killed a homeless.

The police officers were on foot patrol when the 42-year-old homeless suddenly attacked them with a knife threatened and injured. One of the policemen drew his pistol and shot the tramp who was hit fatally.,, The attack could only be repelled by use of a firearm '', according to researchers from the police. The motif of the homeless is unknown.