Overview
- Special forces shot a 25-year-old in Wendelstein after he allegedly confronted officers with an apparent firearm and a knife during a mental health crisis, leaving him in critical condition in hospital.
- The Bavarian State Criminal Office sealed the house, is collecting evidence and will determine the legality of the officers’ actions, with police saying self-defense is currently assumed.
- A 23-year-old died during a hunt near Warburg, where a shot from a 22-year-old’s weapon struck him from a separate high seat more than 100 meters away, and prosecutors are investigating suspected negligent homicide and checking licenses.
- Federal police in Dortmund seized a gold blank-firing pistol from a 15-year-old at the main station, and the teen faces proceedings for weapons law violations; in Augsburg a 27-year-old fired a blank round during a dispute and was detained as his replica gun was confiscated.
- After a reported threat in Aichach, police mounted a large search with a helicopter and drone, later taking a 36-year-old into custody without injuries and transferring him to a psychiatric clinic as officers refuted claims that a shot was fired.