Overview
- Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann told lawmakers that officers issued warnings, then opened fire after a soldier discharged maneuver ammunition, injuring a serviceman in the face.
- Authorities had been notified of the multi-day Bundeswehr exercise, yet materials listed conflicting start dates, and local police expected activity to begin the following day.
- Officers tried to verify the presence of troops with the Bundeswehr after a resident reported an armed person in camouflage, but the check yielded no result before shots were exchanged.
- The injured soldier’s lawyer filed criminal complaints against three officers, alleging attempted murder and serious bodily harm and disputing official descriptions of the injury as minor.
- Prosecutors in Landshut opened a preliminary probe with the Bavarian state criminal office collecting evidence, including witness statements and a 3D site scan, as officials call for closer police–military coordination.