Updated at 12:05 p.m. ET
Danish media are reporting that a number of shots were fired at the window of a cafe in Copenhagen where Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who has been threatened over his 2007 caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, was attending a free-speech meeting.
TV2 and the Danish Ritzau news agency say Copenhagen Police have confirmed that one person, described as a 40-year-old "civilian" was killed and three officers were wounded in the gunfire. There were reports that the French ambassador to Denmark was also present, but unharmed. Reuters quotes Danish police as saying suspects fled in a car.
The Associated Press reports:
"Helle Merete Brix, one of the organizers of the event, told [the AP] that Vilks was present at the event but not injured. When the artist is in Denmark, he receives police protection. "The cafe in northern Copenhagen, known for its jazz concerts, was hosting an event titled 'Art, blasphemy and the freedom of expression' when the shots were fired. "Niels Ivar Larsen, one of the speakers at the event, told the TV2 channel that he saw two wounded people."
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