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Hamburg Police Mount Large Operation After Reported Gun Threat in Harburg

Officers are still searching for the man reported to have brandished a firearm during a dispute.

Overview

  • A caller reported around 13:45 that an acquaintance threatened him with a firearm near Kalischerstraße and Reinholdstraße in the Phoenix-Viertel.
  • Heavily armed police responded, cordoned sections of Reinholdstraße and parts of Wilstorfer Straße, and imposed traffic restrictions.
  • Specialist support officers searched a nearby apartment believed to be linked to the suspect but found no one inside.
  • The Landeskriminalamt opened an investigation on suspicion of threat, and police have not released identities or ages of those involved.
  • Authorities said there is currently no ongoing danger to the public, though the suspect remains at large and searches continue.