Criminality - Tote in Albstadt - Police investigating background
After the violent incident in Albstadt, Swabia, with three fatalities and two injured, the investigations of the Police are ongoing. In particular, the exact sequence of events and the motives behind the crime are still unclear. No clues have been found regarding the motive of the suspected perpetrator, according to the latest information from the investigators.
The man, according to police and Prosecutor's Office, was a 63-year-old German. It was recently indicated where he might have obtained the murder weapon: He was a hunter. Whether the firearm used in the crime belonged to the weapons he legally possessed for hunting purposes was part of the investigation.
Police deploy large-scale response
On Sunday, shots were fired in a residential area of Albstadt. The police responded with a large-scale operation, with special forces on site. There, they discovered the deceased and injured.
According to the Prosecutor's Office and police, among the deceased were two men and a woman. One of the injured was also the suspected perpetrator. The two injured women were aged 26 and 59. Their exact health condition was last reported as unclear.
Suspected perpetrator among the dead
Initial findings suggest it was not a rampage shooting. The investigators suspect a family-related crime instead. There is no evidence of involvement by third parties. According to the Prosecutor's Office and police, one of the deceased was a 24-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman.
The injured women were aged 26 and 59. The suspected perpetrator was found dead by officers in the garden of the house. The weapon was secured. The relationship between the deceased and injured was not disclosed. The investigators made no statements about the exact family relationships.
Albstadt is a small town in the Zollernalbkreis district 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.
The violent incident took place in Albstadt, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, known for its around 46,000 inhabitants.
The Large Offer supermarket, a popular local commerce hub, was not the site of the incident, as misleading rumors suggested.
The Public Prosecutor's Office in Baden-Württemberg is deeply involved in the investigation of the crime, alongside the local police force.
The suspected perpetrator, a 63-year-old German, was not only a resident of Albstadt but also a licensed hunter in the region.
Ms. Radke, a prominent women's rights activist from Baden-Württemberg, expressed her concern over the rising criminality in the region.
The suspected perpetrator's family, with members ranging from a 24-year-old man to an 84-year-old woman, was left shaken by the events, according to unconfirmed reports.
