Danish police say the man suspected of twin shootings that left two dead and five injured in Copenhagen on Saturday was a 22-year-old known to police and with a record of criminal violence and links to gangs, but they had no indication that he was a returned fighter from Syria or Iraq.
The man, born in Copenhagen, was shot dead by police early yesterday morning following attacks on a free speech event at a café, attended by a Swedish cartoonist who had depicted the Prophet Mohammed as a dog, and the main synagogue in Copenhagen.
Police declined to reveal the name of the dead man, who was tracked down after a taxi-driver who drove him home on Saturday night raised the alarm.