Copenhagen: One person died in a shooting at Danish meeting with an artist who drew the controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammad.
The Location of Copenhagen Shooting
It happened Saturday inside a cafe and cultural center during a meeting attended by controversial cartoonist — who had received death threats for publishing images of the Prophet Muhammad.
Police say one civilian was killed, three police officers were wounded, and two suspects fled the scene in a car.
The gathering was billed as a debate on art and blasphemy, and the artist in attendance was Lars Vilks, seen here in 2010.
He stirred controversy in 2007 with published images depicting Mohammad as a dog and an American woman was sentenced to ten years in prison two years ago for plotting to kill him.
Danish media say both Vilks and the French ambassador who was also there were both unharmed.
Just over a month ago, 17 people were killed in France over three days of violence linked to satirical images of Muhammad in the French weekly Charlie Hebdo.
French President Francois Hollande says his interior minister will go to the Danish capital as soon as possible.
Police were scouring the area for the suspects and neighboring Sweden is said to be helping in the search.