Overview
- In Berlin, separate weekend shootings in Lichtenberg, Kreuzberg and Tegel left several men wounded, including a 29-year-old who remains in critical condition, as homicide units investigate attempted homicides.
- On the A45 between Olpe-Süd and Freudenberg, police located human body parts belonging to an unidentified woman, closed the roadway for evidence work, and handed the case to Hagen’s homicide unit for a suspected killing.
- During a missing-person intervention in Bochum, officers deployed a Taser and a firearm when a deaf 12-year-old advanced with two knives; the girl underwent surgery and is in life-threatening condition as Essen police and Bochum prosecutors investigate.
- Berlin authorities, citing recent street gun attacks, have reiterated late-October plans to deploy up to 100 special officers to intensify operations against weapons crime.
- Separate serious road collisions across several regions resulted in multiple injuries and prolonged closures, adding strain to emergency and investigative resources.