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Bavaria Police Probe Two Killings: Hunter Held in Waldsassen, Murder Charge in Munich

Forensic analysis and bank records now anchor the cases with both suspects in custody.

Overview

  • In Waldsassen, prosecutors say a 67-year-old hunter is accused of fatally shooting a 64-year-old co-resident in the head on Thursday before surrendering to police.
  • Investigators seized several firearms from the suspect’s home, with a 9 mm pistol named as the suspected weapon and the legality of ownership under review by the local weapons authority.
  • BLKA weapons specialists and university forensic experts are working with police to identify the firearm and reconstruct the sequence of events, and no motive has been disclosed.
  • In Munich’s Pasing district, a 59-year-old wheelchair user was found dead, and an autopsy determined she was killed by blunt-force trauma.
  • Police arrested a 60-year-old acquaintance on Saturday after tracking use of the victim’s bankcard, and a judge ordered pretrial detention on suspicion of murder for financial gain, with a prior theft complaint noted.