This was reported on the evening of Sunday, July 26, citing sources, by the newspapers Der Tagesspiegel and Die Zeit, as well as the rbb television channel, which is focused on Berlin and Brandenburg. The information was later confirmed by the capital's police on their social media page on X. As Der Tagesspiegel indicates, the full name of the shot suspect is Abdul Ballut. Law enforcement discovered him around 6:00 PM local time in a garden complex, according to dpa. Preliminary data suggests that he attacked the police while armed with a cold weapon. As a result, law enforcement opened fire. Attempts were made to provide medical assistance to the suspect, but he died at the scene. According to the tabloid Bild, the garden plot where Abdul B. was shot belonged to his father. **What is known about the alleged attacker** According to authorities, the deceased was connected to Islamist circles. He had only been released in May from a juvenile detention facility for young offenders, where he was held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack. Abdul B. was born in Berlin, he is a German citizen, and his family has Lebanese roots, noted the n-tv channel. In late 2025, the young man was detained at Berlin Brandenburg Airport after returning from Lebanon. Investigators claimed that he had previously attempted to travel to Syria to join the terrorist group Islamic State. **Incident involving participants of the LGBT parade in Berlin** Around 10:00 PM on July 25, in the area of Berlin's Tiergarten park, near the Brandenburg Gate where the annual LGBT parade was to conclude, a white van drove into a crowd of participants. After the incident, according to police, one or more individuals left the vehicle. Additionally, a person inside the car then attacked passersby with a cold weapon. According to emergency services, as a result of this tragedy, one woman died, and 29 people were injured. German authorities condemned the attack. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called it a "despicable crime." The outgoing governing mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, who was present at the event, stated that the German capital is a city of freedom, but it has been "struck a monstrous blow." The next day, hundreds of people gathered at the Brandenburg Gate. They wanted to honor the memory of the deceased and support those affected by the vehicle's attack on the participants of the event. Many of those gathered came with LGBT flags, posters, and banners. Among the slogans were: "Hatred is deadly," "An attack on one of us is an attack on all," and "We will dance again." And next to the stage, which had been set up for yesterday's parade, there was a banner reading "Protect the lives of queer people," reported Deutsche Welle.