In Saarland, a police officer is seriously injured during an operation. A man shoots at the officers. All information at a glance.
Saarbrücken – During an operation in Saarbrücken, a police officer was shot and injured on Friday (June 3). The police called on residents in Saarbrücken-Klarenthal to stay in their homes. A person shoots out of the window in the Wilhelmstrasse area, the police said on Twitter. The officers tweeted: “Currently, targeted shots are being fired again at the police barrier and the police vehicles! Stay away from the venue!”
As the Saarbrücker Zeitung reports, shots have now been fired in the house where the alleged perpetrator is said to be currently staying. After unsuccessful negotiations, the police started the access and then announce that a lifeless person was found in the apartment. This is probably the alleged perpetrator. The investigation is ongoing.
Police officer shot in Saarbrücken: police give details
According to the police, the officers were on site to support the Saarbrücken City Weapons Authority in the context of administrative and enforcement assistance. When the police and city employees arrived at the 67-year-old to search his apartment, he shot the police officer. While a police officer was hit, flying glass fragments also injured a policewoman.
Nothing was initially known about the severity of the police officer’s injury. He was being treated medically, it said. According to the police, the 67-year-old barricaded himself in his apartment after the shot was fired.
Shots at the police in Saarbrücken: The operational situation at a glance
According to information from the Saarbrücker Zeitung, the mission is still ongoing. Heavily armed snipers had arrived as part of the SEK. The Saarland police reports an ongoing exchange of fire via Twitter. How the situation has developed since the beginning of the police operation:
- 8:41 a.m.: The Saarland police reports via Zwitter an exchange of fire after an operation, a police officer was shot. Residents should avoid the area.
- 09:59: The police forces have cordoned off a large area in the Wilhelmstrasse in Saarbrücken-Klarenthal.
- 10:28 am: On Twitter, the police report another exchange of fire between the police and the perpetrator.
- 10:56 am: The police forces warn: “Aimed shots are currently being fired again at the police barrier and the police vehicles!” The area should be avoided.
- 11:35 a.m.: According to the Saabrück newspaper, shots are fired in the house where the alleged perpetrator is currently hiding.
- 1 p.m.: The police operation in Saarbrücken continues about five hours after the first shots were fired. According to information from the SZ, there has been no breakthrough so far and the alleged shooter continues to hole up in his apartment.
- 2:20 p.m.: After unsuccessful negotiations, access has now been started, the police write on Twitter. The large-scale police operation in the Klarenthal district of Saarbrücken has been running for almost six hours. “Please stay in your homes and stay away from the scene,” it said.
- 2:33 p.m.: As the police announced via Twitter, access has ended. There is no longer any danger. “During the access, the emergency services found a lifeless person in the apartment, who is obviously the perpetrator,” it says. However, the blocking measures are still in place and the investigations are still ongoing.
(tu/slo with dpa)
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