International German broadcasting network reported shortly before 7pm CET on Sunday evening that the main suspect in the attacks on Berlin Pride the previous day, had been shot dead by Police.

Berlin's Senate Department for Interior Affairs confirmed that the fugitive suspect in a Saturday van ramming during Berlin Pride was shot dead in a police operation on Sunday.

The department functions as the Interior Ministry for the city-state of Berlin.

Berlin police also confirmed the operation, saying that they had localized the suspect at a garden allotment in Spandau on the western outskirts of the city around 6 p.m. local time (1600 UTC).

Berlin police shot at the suspect after he charged at officers while armed with a stabbing weapon, according to the statement.

He was then subject to resuscitation efforts by firefighters but died of his wounds at the scene.