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Cologne Shop Windows Shot Overnight, 47-Year-Old Turns Himself In

Police attribute the incident to a family dispute unconnected to recent drug violence.

Overview

  • Police say the shooter fired several rounds into the shop’s window front around 3 a.m. on Keupstraße in Mülheim.
  • A 44-year-old cleaning worker who was inside was not injured.
  • The suspect initially fled before turning himself in at the Cologne-Mülheim police station and remains in custody.
  • A homicide commission has taken over the case and secured evidence, including spent casings.
  • Investigators cite a likely dispute between two families and say the case is unrelated to recent drug-milieu violence, with the man expected to be brought before a detention judge.