16-year-old surrenders to Göttingen police after shooting at officer
A 16-year-old suspected of shooting a police officer at Weender Tor surrendered on Tuesday evening with his lawyer. The injured officer remains in intensive care.
Suspect reports to police following shootings in Göttingen
A 16-year-old surrendered on Tuesday evening accompanied by his lawyer to the Göttingen police. According to goettinger-tageblatt.de, police and prosecutors announced that the teenager is a prime suspect in firing several shots at Weender Tor on the previous Saturday — one projectile is said to have struck and seriously injured a police officer.
A spokesman for the prosecutor's office confirmed that the injured officer remains in intensive care. However, his condition is stable.
The shootings were preceded by a fierce dispute between two large families. Both families originate from Kosovo and have previously come to police attention. The investigation is led by the Braunschweig Prosecutor's Office, which houses the central unit for combating organised crime.
A murder squad was established to investigate the crime. The background and possible motive continue to be investigated. Göttingen police president Tanja Wulff-Bruhn stated: "The latest developments in this case represent a great relief for me personally and for all members of the Göttingen Police Directorate."
On Monday, investigators and specialist forces searched three residential buildings in Göttingen and Gieboldehausen in the vicinity of the suspect. Several mobile phones were seized, amongst other items. According to police, the police tip-off portal was accessed over 2,000 times; the information received is currently being evaluated.
The CDU has called for a special session in the Lower Saxony state parliament in the wake of the incident. In the northern city centre of Göttingen, a ban on carrying dangerous items in the evening, at night and at weekends is also in force.
Source: Google News DE — Crime (de)