Possible family drama - Multiple victims after shootings in Baden-Wuertemberg - the perpetrator among the dead
At a large-scale operation in Albstadt on the Swabian Alb, police found three deceased individuals and two injured. One of the deceased was reportedly the suspected perpetrator, according to a police spokesperson. The injured were two women who had been severely taken to a hospital. This was not reported to be a rampage shooting. The investigators are leaning more towards an intra-family incident. Previously, media reported.
The police were alerted to gunshots on a Sunday afternoon. They then went to Lautlingen – a neighborhood of Albstadt with 1,800 inhabitants. There, they found the deceased and injured. A special operations team was also deployed. There was no danger to the population, as stated.
The crime scene is located in a residential area in Lautlingen – a neighborhood of Albstadt with 1,800 inhabitants. On Sunday around 12:30 pm, the police were alerted to gunshots. It is still unclear who alerted the emergency services. Shortly afterwards, the large contingent of police and paramedics were on their way to the house. A helicopter deployed a special operations team.
Large-scale operation in Albstadt-Lautlingen
The large-scale operation took place in a residential area. The Police have widely secured the crime scene. In the operation were reportedly 30 to 40 patrol cars of the police, police special forces, and dozens of paramedics. Police officers were wearing helmets and vests. Several helicopters from the police and paramedics circled over the area. Police officers in helmets, vests, and machine pistols secured the wide area around the crime scene. Criminal technicians and investigators from the criminal police secured traces and clues.
Further details could not be named by the spokesperson on Sunday afternoon, as the investigation is still ongoing. According to reports from "Bild" and Southwest Broadcast, the shooting was allegedly carried out by a hunter. The background of the violent act was initially completely unclear. There is currently no evidence of a motive for the suspected perpetrator, said a police spokesperson in the afternoon.
Albstadt is a small town in the Zollernalbkreis and has approximately 46,000 inhabitants. The city is located on the Swabian Alb, roughly 85 kilometers south of Stuttgart and about 60 kilometers north of the Bodensee.
Note. This post was updated.
- The large-scale operation in Albstadt-Lautlingen was supported by a significant deployment of police forces from Baden-Württemberg, with around 30 to 40 patrol cars, special forces, and numerous paramedics present at the crime scene.
- The family drama that unfolded in the residential area of Lautlingen, a neighborhood in Albstadt, involved two injured women who were severely taken to the hospital, adding a tragic dimension to the situation.
- The police operation in Albstadt, located in the Zollernalbkreis and known for its beautiful scenery on the Swabian Alb, was not a rampage shooting, but rather an intra-family incident that remains under investigation by the authorities.
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