German police shot and killed the suspected Berlin Pride attacker after locating him in a suburban garden, while prosecutors disclosed an earlier Islamic State-related conviction.
Authorities said the suspect charged officers with a sharp weapon after a nearly 24-hour search following the deadly van and machete attack.
German police located suspect Abdul Ballout in a garden in Berlin's Spandau district after a search lasting nearly 24 hours.
Police said Ballout ran toward officers with a sharp instrument and was shot at least once; he died at the scene.
Authorities suspect him of driving a van into a crowd near Berlin's Pride festival and then attacking people with a machete.
The attack killed one person and injured 29, according to the updated account published by AP.
Prosecutors said Ballout had previously sought to join the Islamic State group and had traveled to Lebanon in 2025 intending to reach Syria.
A Berlin juvenile court convicted him in May of preparing a serious act of violence and publishing Islamic State propaganda, imposing a suspended youth-custody sentence that prosecutors had appealed.
The attack occurred near the Brandenburg Gate as Berlin's Pride celebrations were ending.
German officials described the case as suspected Islamic extremist terrorism, while the criminal investigation remained open.
Because the suspect died before questioning or trial, digital, forensic and witness evidence will carry more of the burden in establishing preparation and motive.
The evidence supports a bounded conclusion: German police shot and killed the suspected Berlin Pride attacker after locating him in a suburban garden, while prosecutors disclosed an earlier Islamic State-related conviction. It does not resolve the remaining uncertainty because Investigators had not published a complete evidentiary record, and police and prosecutorial descriptions remained official accounts subject to review. The factual horizon is therefore defined by An independent review of the police confrontation and Publication of evidence concerning planning, contacts and missed warning signals.
The current reporting limit is specific: Investigators had not published a complete evidentiary record, and police and prosecutorial descriptions remained official accounts subject to review.
The next verifiable developments are An independent review of the police confrontation and Publication of evidence concerning planning, contacts and missed warning signals.