Incident at the stadium - Police officer in court after shooting at Bundesliga game
Due to a shooting incident during a Bundesliga football match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Mönchengladbach about a year ago, a police officer will have to answer charges at the Augsburg Regional Court starting from August 20. The then 27-year-old man is accused of firing a shot from his service weapon without apparent reason in the vicinity of the Augsburg stadium.
Three of the accused's colleagues suffered from acoustic trauma and one police officer was injured by a glass splinter. Additionally, the officers experienced shock. The officer is charged with dangerous bodily harm in office and property damage.
The accused police officer belonged to a special unit of the Bavarian Police. The officers of the so-called support command are deployed, among other things, at major events with a high potential for violence. The police officers were positioned with their service vehicle in the outer area of the stadium to intervene in case of incidents during the match, which ended 4:4. According to the public prosecutor's office, the bullet shattered the window of a service vehicle occupied by four police officers and then hit an empty bus of the Gladbach fan support.
Police officers sprayed themselves with water, then the shot was fired
Four trial days are planned for the trial against the police officer, with a verdict expected no later than September 5. Initially, the "Augsburger Allgemeine" reported on the scheduling of the proceedings.
A few days after the incident, the Bavarian Rapid Deployment Police announced that a group around the officer had sprayed themselves with water due to the heat before the incident. Why the shot was fired in this situation remains unclear. The Rapid Deployment Police suspended the officer after the incident, as a disciplinary procedure is also pending against the accused.
The accused police officer, part of the Bavarian Police's special unit, was suspended after the incident due to the disciplinary procedure. During the incident, an unexpected event occurred: Police officers sprayed themselves with water, then the shot was fired.
