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Manhunt Continues for Menden Shooting Suspect as Police Report No Leads

Police released his photo with full name after a neighborhood dispute turned deadly in the Sauerland city.

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Overview

  • Two days after the attack, police say the intensive search continues with no indication of the possibly armed 40-year-old suspect’s whereabouts.
  • Prosecutors in Arnsberg report the suspect holds Serbian-Montenegrin citizenship, and police have not ruled out a flight toward Serbia.
  • The confrontation in a residential area on Friday left a 45-year-old German man dead and a 49-year-old Turkish man seriously wounded.
  • The wounded man was airlifted to a specialist clinic and was reported on Saturday to be no longer in life-threatening condition.
  • A woman detained after the shooting was released hours later; prosecutors say she is the suspect’s wife and currently not considered involved.