Three people have been injured, one of them seriously, after a car was driven into pedestrians in the German city of Heidelberg.
The driver escaped the scene on foot and was later shot after being tracked down by officers, who were tipped off by the public.
The m an wa s carrying a knife, police said.
Following the short stand-off, he was taken to hospital, where he is in serious condition.
Footage posted to social media showed a number of police officers with their sidearms drawn, and one shot can be heard.
Later, photos posted to Twitter showed forensic officers at the car, which came to a stop outside a bakery.
There was no immediate word on the man's possible motives or his origin.
Police said a terrorist background is not suspected and the man appears to have acted alone.
Later in the evening, the Polizei Mannheim Twitter account confirmed there was no search for a second suspect.
The car is believed to be a rental.
In December 2016, 12 people were killed and 56 injured after a Tunisian man, Anis Amri, drove a truck into a Christmas market.
The attack raised questions about Angela Merkel's open door policy to refugees, which has caused huge contention in Germany.
