Dramatic moment Copenhagen gunman is arrested as armed cops fire warning shots after bloody rampage that left three dead

THIS is the dramatic moment cops forced a rifle-wielding maniac to his knees after three people were shot dead in Copenhagen.   

The 22-year-old gunman was arrested early Sunday evening after opening fire at the Danish capital's Field’s Shopping Centre yesterday afternoon.

Danish Police later confirmed they had charged the gunman on suspicion of manslaughter.

Shocking footage of the arrest starts with cops pointing their guns at the suspect as they appears to yell at him to get down.

The gunman, wearing khaki-coloured shorts and a vest, appears at ease at first, as he holds a metre-long rifle by his side.

And then he can be seen lowering his head and dropping to his knees – all the while holding the huge rifle.

Witnesses reported seeing the armed cops firing warning shots before training their rifles on the suspect as he lowered to the ground.

Another cop joins the first police officer for back up as the suspect appears to pick up a mobile phone from the ground.

After holding it to his ear for several seconds, the man puts down the weapon, before slowly lying on the ground.

The standoff ends as two more cops swoop in to seize the weapon, pinning the suspect to the ground.  

Panicking crowds were left running for their lives as the gunman stalked through the shopping centre.

The rampage was close to where Harry Styles was due to perform two hours later at the Royal Arena.

A 17-year-old boy, a 17-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man were killed the horror attack.

Four others were injured, including a 34-year-old Swede and 16-year-old girl.