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Schwabach Police Deploy Helicopter After Rifle Report, Seize Softair Gun

No injuries were reported as the suspected firearm turned out to be a Softair rifle.

Overview

  • A caller reported a person handling a rifle with a scope on a property on Wilhelm-Dümmler-Straße shortly after 10 a.m. on September 20.
  • Multiple patrols, including officers from the Schwabach station, responded and a police helicopter surveyed the area.
  • Officers observed the individual enter a house, surrounded the building, and then went inside.
  • Police questioned a 28-year-old at the residence and determined the item was a Softair rifle.
  • Authorities seized the Softair gun along with other realistic-looking replica weapons, and the report did not specify the model or power of the Softair device.