Overview

• Authorities confirmed a body was retrieved from the destroyed house in Lerchenau, with identification pending after earlier indications it is likely the elderly father.
• The 57-year-old suspect from Starnberg died by apparent suicide near Lerchenauer See, and specialists defused a suspected explosive device found in his rucksack.
• Investigators say the case centers on a long-running paternity dispute involving the suspect’s 21-year-old daughter, a matter he had taken to the Bavarian parliament via a petition.
• Two women were injured: the daughter was rescued from an upper floor of the burning home and the suspect’s 81-year-old mother was found with a gunshot wound; both remain hospitalized.
• A letter warning of a possible ‘bombige’ event at the Oktoberfest prompted hours of closure and a large-scale search; the festival reopened after no ongoing threat was found and officials ruled out a political motive.