Copenhagen Shooting Suspect Ordered Held for 24 Days

Copenhagen Shooting Suspect Ordered Held for 24 Days
Police officers take away a person wearing a white protective suit outside Field's shopping center, after Danish police said they received reports of a shooting at the site, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 3, 2022. Ritzau Scanpix/Claus Bech via Reuters
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark—The man accused in a shooting that left three people dead and several wounded at a shopping mall in Denmark was ordered held for 24 days on July 4 after facing preliminary questioning in a city court, Danish police said.

The 22-year-old Danish male, who on July 3 allegedly opened fire on shoppers in the Field’s mall a few kilometers south of downtown Copenhagen, was arrested and charged with manslaughter and intent to kill. He was remanded to a psychiatric facility, authorities said.