Overview
- A heavily promoted opening drew a large, mostly young crowd that overflowed the pavement and prompted the operator to call police on Sunday.
- When officers ordered the area cleared, parts of the crowd threw stones, bottles, pyrotechnics, a chair and an e-scooter at police, damaging at least one patrol car.
- Police deployed Bereitschaftspolizei units and a helicopter to restore order, secured numerous video recordings and processed at least one person after a PTB (blank-firing) weapon was found.
- Investigators have opened multiple criminal proceedings including probes for breach of the peace, resistance, property damage and insults, and the Ordnungsamt temporarily barred the shop from operating.
- Officials say footage will determine individual and operator responsibility, and the case highlights recurring risks when low-price social-media promotions draw large groups of mainly minors.