Overview
- A 30‑year‑old man was shot dead at Hardenbergplatz near Bahnhof Zoo on Sunday night and the Berlin public prosecutor and the Landeskriminalamt have opened a homicide commission while police search for one or more suspects.
- A series of severe road crashes over the weekend left at least three women dead in Bavaria and two people killed in Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern as DEKRA and local prosecutors began expert reconstructions and police investigations.
- Multiple major fires were fought across states with a forest blaze near Grävenwiesbach spreading onto a Bundespolizei supply site that is contaminated with munitions, forcing crews to hold distance and limit access to the area.
- Investigators remain blocked from full on‑site criminal‑technical work at a large discounter fire in Neuhausen auf den Fildern because the rubble is still hot and emitting fumes, and a Potsdam‑Drewitz pension fire has left residents temporarily re‑housed while a forensic expert is due to inspect the scene.
- Authorities and reporters warn the heat and drought are raising fire risk, emergency drills have drawn criticism after a delayed ICE‑tunnel exercise response, and a 10,000‑person 'Million' rally in Plauen showed visible AfD and right‑wing group presence, prompting civic concern.