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Neukölln Café Targeted in Second Shooting This Week

Berlin’s LKA 'Ferrum' task force is leading an active probe to determine whether the attacks are linked to organized criminal activity.

Overview

  • The same café on Silbersteinstraße in Neukölln was shot at again early Friday morning with multiple rounds fired and no reported injuries.
  • Police say the location was first attacked in the night a few days earlier when a resident heard shots and officers found bullet holes in the building and the shop window.
  • A witness reported a black car with several people speeding away after the earlier shooting, giving investigators an initial lead.
  • The Landeskriminalamt’s special unit Ferrum, which was set up to tackle organized crime, protection rackets and firearm violence, has taken over the investigation.
  • Authorities have not confirmed a motive or identified suspects and say the attacks are being treated seriously in light of a recent rise in shootings across Berlin.