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Police Review Bavaria Shooting as Separate Attacks Injure Several Across Germany

Specialized units launched oversight reviews alongside hate‑crime inquiries following a weekend of unrelated assaults plus a police shooting.

Overview

  • In Ansbach, officers shot a 47-year-old in the leg after a warning shot when he advanced with a knife, and the Bavarian State Criminal Office is reviewing the legality of the firearms use.
  • Bremen police detained a 25-year-old who allegedly punched two women on a tram after they kissed, and the state security division is investigating a possible hate motive as the victims received hospital care.
  • At Lindau’s bus hub, four children aged 11 to 13 allegedly used emergency hammers stolen from a city bus to beat a 13-year-old, and police later found the suspects from Austria’s Vorarlberg and notified youth authorities.
  • Following a demonstration in Essen with about 10,000 participants, a man was seriously hurt in a stabbing near the main station, prompting a large police operation and ongoing inquiries.
  • Separate investigations continue after a 16-year-old was shot and seriously injured in Stuttgart without life-threatening condition reported, and a 31-year-old in Dortmund suffered a stab wound near a nightclub as detectives seek witnesses and a homicide unit examines the case.