A 31-year-old German national was shot and killed by police at the University of Mannheim on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred when the man reportedly became disruptive in the library of the economics faculty. Police said the man assaulted a library employee and was holding a large machete when officers arrived at the scene. Officers responded to the “threatening situation” by shooting the man. The man, who had been banned from the library for previous disruptive behavior, was known to the police.