▁have ▁ch ased ▁the ▁man ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁station . ▁Police ▁officers ▁respond ed ▁at ▁the ▁crime ▁scene ▁on ▁ 5 : 0 4   a . m . ▁and ▁arrested ▁a ▁suspect ▁only ▁minutes ▁later ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁Per pet r ator ▁The ▁attack er ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁ment ally ▁dist urbed , ▁ 2 7 - year - old ▁un emp loy ed ▁car p enter ▁with ▁no ▁known ▁t ies ▁to ▁Islam ist ▁organizations . ▁Local ▁media ▁out lets ▁dub bed ▁him ▁as ▁" Paul ▁H ." ▁ ▁The ▁perpet r ator ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁psych iat ric ▁hospital ▁after ▁the ▁attack , ▁reported ▁the ▁Bre men ▁daily ▁Wes er - K ur ier . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁the ▁hours ▁following ▁the ▁attack . ▁Though ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁migr ant ▁background , ▁later ▁reports ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁state ▁of ▁H esse , ▁and ▁" does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁migr ant ▁background ". ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁A ▁sp ok esp erson ▁at ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁state ▁criminal ▁investigation ▁office ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁not ▁confirm ▁that ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁related ▁to ▁terror ism . ▁The ▁police ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁done ▁with ▁" polit ical ▁mot ive ," ▁based ▁on ▁" made ▁statements ". ▁Ken ▁He iden reich , ▁sp ok esp erson ▁of ▁the ▁pro sec utor ' s ▁office , ▁said ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 0