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Gelsenkirchen Mass Fight Leaves Four Critically Injured as Police Detain Six

A homicide commission is leading the probe with the motive still unknown.

Overview

  • An estimated 20 to 30 people were involved in the confrontation on Pommernstraße in the Bismarck district.
  • Police and prosecutors say knives, an electroshock device and baseball bats were used.
  • At least five people were seriously hurt, and four remain in life-threatening condition in hospital.
  • Officers sealed off the area, collected evidence and witness statements, and deployed a helicopter.
  • Six suspects aged 16 to 52, including three women and three men, were provisionally arrested at the scene.