Bavarian Police Officers Suspected of Arms Trafficking with Ties to 2019 Murder

A 2019 murder case in Neuss is under renewed investigation as Bavarian police officers face allegations of selling confiscated weapons.

Three Bavarian LKA officers are under investigation for allegedly misappropriating and selling confiscated weapons that should have been destroyed.
The revolver used in a 2019 murder in Neuss, which was supposed to be melted down in 2018, is central to the investigation.
The murder involved a former talent show contestant who killed his ex-girlfriend in a flower shop before attempting suicide.
Initial investigations from 2019 to 2021 failed to identify how the weapon reached the murderer, prompting a case reopening in 2023.
The implicated officers have been suspended, and the LKA's weapons disposal unit has been temporarily closed for restructuring.