16-year-old turns himself in after shooting police officer in Göttingen
A 16-year-old suspect has turned himself in to police in Göttingen following an Europe-wide manhunt. The shot police officer remains in intensive care.
Suspect appears with lawyer at Göttingen police
The 16-year-old suspect who is said to have shot a police officer in Göttingen turned himself in on Tuesday evening accompanied by his lawyer at the police station. This is reported by police and prosecutors according to tagesschau.de. The police had previously conducted a Europe-wide manhunt for the youth.
The suspect is said to have fired several shots the previous Saturday. One projectile struck a police officer and seriously injured him. A spokesman for the prosecutor's office stated that the injured officer remains in intensive care, though his condition is stable.
The incident was preceded by a violent dispute between two large families in Göttingen. Both families are from Kosovo and have, according to investigators, had multiple previous police contacts. The investigation is being led by the Braunschweig prosecutor's office, where the central unit for combating organised crime is located.
A murder squad has been established to clarify the incident. Göttingen's police president Tanja Wulff-Bruhn stated: "The recent developments in this case represent a great relief to me personally and to all members of the Göttingen police department."
On Monday, investigators and specialist units searched three residential buildings in Göttingen and Gieboldehausen in the suspect's vicinity. Among other items, several mobile phones were seized. According to police, the tip portal was accessed over 2,000 times; evaluation of the incoming information is ongoing.
Investigations into the exact sequence of events, the background, and a possible motive remain incomplete.
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