Overview

• The suspects tricked the victim into stopping her car by pretending she had a flat tire, stealing at least €10,000, reportedly €24,000, from her vehicle.
• The robbery occurred after the woman withdrew a large sum of money from a bank on Kantstraße in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
• A plainclothes federal police officer witnessed the crime and attempted to intervene but was nearly run over by the fleeing suspects.
• The officer fired targeted shots at the suspects' blue VW with Hamburg license plates, but they escaped toward Bahnhof Zoo.
• Berlin Police have launched a manhunt and are seeking public assistance in locating the suspects and their vehicle.