2022 Copenhagen mall shooting
| 2022 Copenhagen mall shooting | |
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2022 Copenhagen mall shooting (Greater Copenhagen) | |
| Location | 55°37′49″N 12°34′40″E / 55.63028°N 12.57778°E Field's shopping mall, Ørestad, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Date | 3 July 2022 17:33 – 17:48 (CEST UTC+02:00) |
| Target | Shoppers |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
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| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 27 (7 by gunfire) |
| Perpetrator | Noah Esbensen |
| Charges | 3 murders and 7 attempted murders |
| Verdict | Not guilty by reason of insanity |
On 3 July 2022, a man opened fire at the Field's shopping mall in Copenhagen, Denmark, killing three people and critically wounding four others. A suspect, a Danish man, was arrested after the shooting; he had a history of contact with the psychiatric healthcare system. According to police, there are no indications that the shooting was terrorism. The suspect has been charged with three murders and seven attempted murders. The mass shooting was the first in Denmark since a gang-related shooting in the same city in 2016.