The assailant, identified as 21-year-old Abdul B., allegedly drove a transport vehicle into a crowd and subsequently attacked individuals with a knife. Following a 20-hour search, he was located and shot by police in a garden colony in Spandau. Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt stated that there is currently no ongoing threat, although investigations continue into potential accomplices. The incident has been classified as a suspected Islamist terrorist attack, with the Federal Prosecutor’s Office taking over the investigation.