Copenhagen gunman was Danish-born 22-year-old, police say

A police technician works next to the door to Krudttoenden in Oesterbro, Copenhagen, February 15, 2015. REUTERS/Liselotte Sabroe/Scanpix Denmark

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The gunman believed to have attacked a Copenhagen synagogue and a free speech event on Saturday was a Danish-born 22-year-old known to police because of past violence, gang-related activities and possession of weapons, police said in a statement on Sunday. Police said they had identified the man, who was killed in an early-morning shootout on Sunday, but did not release his name. (Reporting by Teis Jensen; Writing by Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Kevin Liffey)