2021 Würzburg stabbing
| 2021 Würzburg stabbing | |
|---|---|
The Woolworth store in Würzburg before 2011 | |
| Location | Barbarossaplatz Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Date | 25 June 2021 c. 17:00 – c. 17:04 (CEST) |
| Target | Shoppers and pedestrians |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
| Weapon | Kitchen knife |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 10 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Abdirahman Jibril Ali |
| Charges | Murder x3 Attempted murder x6 Attempted manslaughter x4 Dangerous bodily harm Serious bodily harm Intentional bodily harm |
| Verdict | Not criminally responsible |
| Judge | Thomas Schuster |
On 25 June 2021, a mass stabbing took place in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. Abdirahman Jibril Ali killed three women in Woolworth store and injured eight others on the street outside. Bystanders kept the suspect from fleeing the scene until police arrival, with the suspect being incapacitated by a shot in the leg before his arrest.
Jibril Ali, originally from Somalia, had a history of several violent altercations since his 2015 arrival as an asylum seeker in Germany and several involuntary commitments before the attack. Islamist motives were initially suspected due to statements made by Jibril Ali during the attack, but later discarded due to a lack of reliable evidence. In 2022, the perpetrator was found not criminally responsible due to paranoid schizophrenia and sentenced to indefinite psychiatric commitment.