As Twitchy reported, an attack this afternoon at an event in Copenhagen attended by Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks left one dead and three injured. Now, at around 1:30 a.m. Denmark time, reports are coming in of a second shooting in Copenhagen, this one at a synagogue.
Danish Police say one person has been shot in the head at a synagogue in central #Copenhagen and two policemen have been injured by gunfire
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) February 15, 2015
BREAKING: Police: 3 people shot in Copenhagen including 2 police, unclear if linked to earlier attack
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/LiamBones/status/566753782177226753
Shots reported fired near a Synagogue in Krystal Gard, Copenhagen, 2 miles from previous #CopenhagenShooting
— Ali H. Soufan (@Ali_H_Soufan) February 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/enlightenkurd/status/566752803402842113
Danish police say shots were fired near a synagogue in central Copenhagen Saturday night, injuring an undisclosed number of people.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 15, 2015
Several people injured after shots fired near synagogue in Copenhagen, Danish police say http://t.co/RlJpoavr97
— Breaking.co.uk (@BreakingCoDotUK) February 15, 2015
Shots fired at Jewish Synagogue in #Copenhagen. Very close to where I am. One shot in head and two police officers injured.
— Magnus Ranstorp (@MagnusRanstorp) February 15, 2015
BREAKING: Alleged photo of the scene of a shooting at a synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark – @JewishFeed pic.twitter.com/adLpk0k45l
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) February 15, 2015
#CopenhagenShooting: Police on site with automatic weapons, helicopters reported in the air http://t.co/bb4WmMIUvn pic.twitter.com/UOvjXOhOkv
— RT (@RT_com) February 15, 2015
Must be random. RT @cnnbrk: Injuries reported after shots fired near Copenhagen, Denmark, synagogue early Sunday. http://t.co/yrwOb3MWN8
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) February 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/566754171018559488
https://twitter.com/NoahWehrman/status/566753872648347651
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/566756852042850305
In all seriousness, prayers for people in Copenhagen to stay safe and for the perpetrators to be caught quickly. Scary time in Europe.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) February 15, 2015
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https://twitter.com/CNNVideo/status/566658139597316096
#Copenhagen center on lockdown, barriers expand, people living in area aren’t allowed in http://t.co/Tx8jTOugnPpic.twitter.com/bFrKzFOT82
— Tetteren (@Tetteren) February 15, 2015
ALERT: Police in Copenhagen are stopping and searching vehicles leaving central district as manhunt continues – nsnielsen …
— MI News Place (@minewsplace) February 15, 2015
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Update:
Not surprisingly, the civilian who was shot in the head has died.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Police say one of three shooting victims outside Copenhagen synagogue has died
— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) February 15, 2015
BREAKING Wounded at synagoge is now confirmed killed.
The attacks now have two confirmed victims according to Danish Police #Copenhagen— Jean-Pierre M. (@JeanPeezy) February 15, 2015
2 killied civilians and 5 wounded police officers = most deadly attack in newer Danish history. And the man hunt continues #Copenhagen
— Jean-Pierre M. (@JeanPeezy) February 15, 2015
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Update:
Is the suspect in the synagogue shooting dead?
Police have shot and killed a man who fired at officers close to Nørrebro Station shortly after 05.00 #cphshooting
— Jakob Stig Jørgensen (@Jakobstig) February 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/mcmoynihan/status/566826127109660672
DEVELOPING: Man shot by #Copenhagen police at #Nørrebro train station dies http://t.co/bb4WmMIUvn pic.twitter.com/Nf6W2IOSfu #cphshooting
— RT (@RT_com) February 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/566827281872863232
Twitchy will continue to update this post as details emerge.