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Magdeburg Police Arrest Three in Armed Home Invasion, Detain Suspect in Separate Sudenburg Shooting

Sustained police work turned a witness tip into arrests after months of inquiries.

Overview

  • A 39-year-old resident on Wolfenbütteler Straße was threatened with a stabbing weapon late Saturday and forced to surrender his apartment key.
  • The intruders searched the flat and stole a small amount of cash in the double digits and a mobile phone before fleeing.
  • Police, acting on a witness tip, located three suspects on Lübecker Straße on Sunday, made provisional arrests, and secured stolen property, while a fourth suspect remains under investigation.
  • In a separate case from September, a 24-year-old was shot in the foot during an altercation on Halberstädter Straße, and a helicopter search that night did not locate the assailant.
  • After extensive investigations, officers arrested the shooting suspect in Schönebeck on Saturday, and the Amtsgericht Magdeburg issued a detention order placing him in custody.