police operation - Police find severely injured married couple - Woman dies
At an operation in Zweibrucken, the police discovered an elderly married couple. The Westpfalz Police Headquarters announced this on a Wednesday. During the operation on Tuesday, the 84-year-old woman had died only a few minutes after the police arrived. The 88-year-old man was taken to a hospital. According to the investigation, the man had allegedly fatally shot his wife on their private property with a firearm and then injured himself. The background was initially unclear. There was no evidence of involvement by other people, it was stated. The police had been informed by witnesses in the Palatinate city.
- Ms. Schmidt, the elderly woman, was part of the married couple found at the two-bridge area in Zweibrucken.
- The two-bridge location was the scene of the police operation on Tuesday, where the tragic incident occurred.
- The private property where the incident took place was under the investigation by the police following the emergency situation.
- At the police headquarters in Rhineland-Palatinate, the investigation team was still gathering information and witness statements regarding the incident.
- A witness from the West Palatinate area had alerted the police about the disturbance, leading to the arrival at the scene.
- The sound of a gunshot echoed during the police operation, accounting for the initial alarm and panic.
