Overview

• Police confirmed a 56-year-old died after a violent confrontation involving dozens in Gelsenkirchen, with at least four others seriously hurt and several still hospitalized.
• Between 20 and 30 people were involved as knives, stun devices and baseball bats were used, prompting a large cordon and helicopter-supported operations to secure evidence.
• Seven suspects aged 16 to 52 were identified or detained for questioning, prosecutors are examining detention orders, and officials say the case points to an intra-family conflict rather than clan crime.
• In Berlin, federal police recorded the identities of 223 Union supporters after a 27-year-old HSV fan was allegedly attacked and robbed at Jannowitzbrücke, triggering investigations for robbery and dangerous bodily harm and halting S‑Bahn service.
• Dortmund police reported two misuses of a train’s emergency brake on Schalke fans’ return journey, seized items including mouthguards and ski masks, and filed multiple criminal complaints.