German police kill suspect in Berlin Pride van-ramming that killed one and injured 29

Published July 26, 2026 9:09am ET | Updated July 26, 2026 2:11pm ET



German police on Sunday shot and killed the prime suspect behind a van ramming at a Berlin LGBT Pride party on Saturday that killed one and injured 29.

Berlin police identified the 21-year-old suspect as Abdul Ballout, a German citizen of Lebanese descent, who they said is active in Islamist circles. He was killed during a confrontation in a suburb of Berlin nearly 24 hours after the vehicle attack.

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