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Police Arrest 22-Year-Old After Gunpoint Robbery at Unterhaching Lidl

Investigators opened a serious robbery-extortion case with a custody review pending.

Overview

  • Around 8 p.m. on Jan. 14, the suspect pointed a gun at a 50-year-old cashier and demanded cash, then fired at least one shot into the air.
  • Officers detained him near the store shortly after and recovered the firearm, two magazines loaded with blank-firing rounds, and the stolen money.
  • The cashier suffered no external injuries but was in shock, and customers in the store were not directly addressed by the suspect.
  • Kommissariat 21 is leading the inquiry on suspicion of schwere räuberische Erpressung, and the man is being held at the Munich police facility.
  • The robbery came four days after a similar incident in Unterhaching, and police are assessing whether the cases are connected.