Overview

• On June 12 at around 9 p.m., a 38-year-old man in Nürnberg, heavily intoxicated, threatened his wife and children with a starter pistol.
• Polizei Nürnberg officers arrived after the wife’s emergency call and escorted the woman and children to safety.
• Fearing he might jump from the balcony, officers deployed a Taser to subdue the man without resorting to lethal force.
• Police recovered the starter pistol from the apartment during the arrest operation.
• He remains in a specialized clinic as authorities prepare assault charges for endangering his family.