Overview

• Police special units and local officers accompanied a regulatory authority to enforce a court order at a private home in Lüdenscheid on Wednesday evening.
• A 36-year-old man confronted officers and appeared to brandish a firearm, prompting the scene to be secured by Spezialkräfte.
• Authorities discovered a weapon during the subsequent search and transferred the man and a woman from the residence to medical care unharmed.
• Altenaer Straße, a vital detour for the severed A45 near the demolished Rahmede bridge, was closed during the operation and has since reopened.
• Police emphasize there was never a danger to the public and any potential charges remain under investigation.