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Cologne-Kalk Apartment Block Targeted in Latest Gang Violence Shooting

Authorities have found bullet holes and shell casings as they seek public tips to advance investigations of the latest attack.

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Overview

  • An unknown assailant fired at least four shots at a multi-family residence in Cologne-Kalk early Sunday, leaving bullet marks in the front door and damaging a parked vehicle.
  • No injuries were reported, but officers recovered shell casings from the scene.
  • Witnesses reported the shooter fled in a white car at high speed.
  • Police have appealed to the public for eyewitness accounts to help identify the perpetrator.
  • Investigators are probing whether this attack is part of a months-long drug gang conflict that began after a large cannabis warehouse heist and has already led to a four-year prison term for aiding kidnapping and weapons offenses.