Danish man who killed three people in Copenhagen shopping centre shooting to face judge

A 22-year-old man is expected to be charged with the killing of three people at a shopping centre in Denmark's capital Copenhagen.

The man is due to appear before a judge for questioning on Monday.

Two Danish citizens, both aged 17, and a 47-year-old Russian citizen were killed in Sunday's attack at a popular mall that was packed with families.

The police said there is no indication of a terror motive and the suspect had mental health issues. The man had a rifle and a knife and his shooting was random, the police said.

Police chief Soeren Thomassen said they believed the suspect, described as “an ethnic Dane”, was acting alone.

He added that the suspect was known “peripherally” to police.

The attack left four other people wounded with one person being in critical condition. In total, 30 people were injured during the attack, police said.

The shooting began at Field's shopping mall at around 5:35pm local time on Sunday. The multi-storey shopping centre - one of the biggest in Denmark - is near a secondary school as well as a large student housing block, and is often full of young people.

A nearby concert by British singer Harry Styles was cancelled and the 17,000-strong crowd was escorted by police to underground stations.