Dingolfing: Teenagers provoke after murder – helicopter deployed
A day after a shooting that killed a 43-year-old man, two youths appeared at the crime scene and made threats. Police subsequently launched a major manhunt.
Large-scale operation after provocation at crime scene
Two teenagers triggered a major police operation in Dingolfing, Bavaria, by appearing at the crime scene a day after a fatal shooting. According to t-online.de, the 17-year-old and 18-year-old made statements to the victim's relatives on Tuesday afternoon that were construed as threats. The two then fled in a dark BMW.
Since a possible connection to the murder from the previous day could not be ruled out, police ordered a major manhunt. Numerous patrol cars and a helicopter were deployed. After an hour, the youths' car was found and both were temporarily arrested. They claimed they had meant the whole thing as "a joke".
The background is a murder that took place on Monday in the Lower Bavarian town: An unknown assailant rang the doorbell at a residential house and shot a 43-year-old man. The man died at the scene. The perpetrator fled in a black BMW. Following a brief conversation at the front door, the shot was fired – at least one projectile hit the man fatally.
The Landshut criminal police has established a special task force with approximately 30 officers to find the unknown shooter. The motive and exact course of events remain unclear. Police are seeking witnesses who made suspicious observations around the residential house between 12 and 12.30 on Monday or in the days beforehand.
Source: Google News DE — Crime (de)