A female knife attacker has reportedly injured two people in Munich’s famed Oktoberfest square before she was shot by police.
The 30-year-old perpetrator is said to have first stabbed a 56-year-old man in the German city’s Westendstrasse.
She then went on to attack a 25-year-old woman on Schwanthalerhöhe are of the Bavarian city.
The woman was shot by police near Theresienweise, where Munich’s world-renowned Oktoberfest takes place, at around 8pm (CEST).
Emergency surgery was performed on the woman following the incident, but police have confirmed that she has since died from her injuries.
According to a police spokesperson, the victims and the attacker are not believed to have been known to one another.
The motives of the attacker, who is said to have lived nearby the scene, are currently unknown.
The force have also said there is no further danger posed to the public.
A female knife attacker has reportedly injured two people in Munich’s famed Oktoberfest square
The 30-year-old perpetrator is said to have first stabbed a 56-year-old man in the German city’s Westendstrasse, before then attacking a 25-year-old woman
Armed officers as well as Munich’s Criminal Investigation Department remain on the scene, which is currently cordoned off to the public.
Sniffer dogs remain on the hunt for clues at the Oktoberfest site, as bandages were seen laying the ground.
Joachim Herrman, Bavaria’s Interior Minister, told Bild: ‘I am very grateful to the Munich police for their swift intervention and stopping the knife attacker.
‘Her death is regrettable, but unfortunately, it was probably unavoidable.’
In a statment, Munich Police sadi: ‘On Saturday, June 7, 2025, the Munich police were notified at around 7:45 p.m. that a woman had injured a person with a knife in the Theresienwiese area.
‘According to current information, she injured a 56-year-old man with a knife in the Westendstraße area. Shortly thereafter, she also injured a 25-year-old woman with a knife near Schwanthaler Höhe.
‘When the perpetrator was encountered by officers in the Bavariaring area at St. Pauls-Platz and was about to be arrested, police used firearms.
‘The woman was injured and subsequently taken to a hospital. She died there shortly thereafter. The woman was a 30-year-old resident of Munich.
‘The further investigation was taken over on site by Police Department 11. Regarding the police use of firearms, the investigation is being conducted by the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office.
‘Further verified information cannot be provided at this time, as the necessary investigations are currently underway by the Criminal Investigation Department.’
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