The suspected driver in the deadly truck attackat a Christmas market in Germanywas shot and killed Friday by police in Italy.The 24-year-old Tunisian man, Anis Amri,was killed during a shootout with two police officers in Milan.Amri pulled out a gun and shot one officer in the armafter he was asked to show identification papers during a normal patrol.German officials said they had confirmed through fingerprintsthat the man killed in Milan was the suspect in Monday's truck attack.Amri is suspected of hijacking the truck and killing its driverbefore driving into a Christmas market in central Berlin.The attack killed 12 people and injured more than 50 others.Police said they found documents belonging to Amri inside the truck.Before Amri was identified as the main suspect,police detained a Pakistani man for possible involvement in the attack.He was later cleared and released.Germany's head prosecutor told reporters the investigation is continuing.He added that it is not yet known whether other suspectsmight have helped carry out the attack.The Islamic State (IS) said the attacker was inspiredby its call for people to strike members of a coalitionfighting the militant group in Syria and Iraq.In a video posted by IS's Amaq news agency,Amri pledged his allegiance to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.He also urged others to carry out attackson "Crusaders who are striking Muslims daily."He added: "I swear to God that we will come to slaughter you, you pigs."Officials say Amri arrived in Germany in July 2015,after serving time in jail in Italy for setting fire to a refugee shelter.He sought asylum in Germany but the request was denied.Authorities said he could not be sent back to Tunisiabecause he had no passport and that country had refused to accept him.German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ordered an investigation into the policiesthat resulted in Amri staying in the country so long.Merkel is facing increasing political pressure in Germanyto take a stronger position on immigration and asylum policies.Her popularity has dropped since Germany opened its borderto accept about one million refugees.