Who Was Abdul Ballout? Berlin Pride Attack Suspect Killed by Police

Police in Germany say Abdul Ballout, the suspect in a deadly attack near Berlin's Pride festival, was shot and killed by officers Sunday after a nearly 24-hour manhunt.

Authorities said Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was found in Berlin's Spandau district around 6 p.m. local time. According to Berlin police, he allegedly ran toward officers with a sharp instrument and was fatally shot at the scene.

Officials believe Ballout drove a van into people near the festival's closing celebrations Saturday night before allegedly attacking others with a machete in what Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described as an Islamic extremist terror attack. The attack left one person dead and 29 others injured.

Prosecutors said Ballout had previously attempted to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and was convicted in May on charges including preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state and disseminating Islamic State propaganda. He received a suspended sentence of one year and 10 months in youth custody, a decision that prosecutors appealed.