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Manhunt After Düsseldorf Taxi Shooting as Separate Stabbings Trigger Homicide Probes

Police have opened separate homicide probes across Germany following a burst of violent attacks.

Overview

  • Prosecutors say a 40-year-old taxi passenger shot multiple times in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort remains in life-threatening condition after overnight surgery, with a large search under way and a helicopter deployed.
  • Investigators report two assailants stepped from a car at a red light and opened fire on the passenger before fleeing, while a homicide commission secures evidence and interviews witnesses.
  • Authorities say the shooting victim has Turkish roots with a reported connection to the Netherlands, and some outlets cite an unconfirmed claim that he is a Dutch influencer.
  • In Drochtersen, a 36-year-old woman was airlifted to a Hamburg clinic and is now out of immediate danger after a stabbing in a house, and a 39-year-old suspect who fled in a Ford Focus was arrested and taken to hospital under guard.
  • In Ingolstadt, a 29-year-old suffered a stab wound to the back of the head after a dispute as a 39-year-old was arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide, and in Düsseldorf-Rath a 16-year-old was detained after a 49-year-old Ukrainian woman was critically injured.