Overview
- Prosecutors in Landshut are examining the link between the military drill, a citizen’s emergency call and the police gunfire.
- Police say shots were fired due to a misinterpretation after a report of a person carrying a long gun near Altenerding.
- The injured Feldjäger was treated for a minor wound and released from a clinic the same evening.
- The Bundeswehr says it informed authorities via established channels, while Erding’s mayor reports no prior notice and calls the episode a communication disaster.
- The ‘Marshal Power’ exercise continues through 29 October with about 500 soldiers and 300 civilian partners, a citizens’ hotline in place, and announced public-area scenarios using blank ammunition and role-players in sites including Freising, Hallbergmoos and Nandlstadt.