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SEK Detains 33-Year-Old in Nuremberg After Reports of Troubling Conduct at Shooting Range

A witness report about the man's behavior at a local range prompted a targeted police operation.

Overview

  • Police say the man had repeatedly appeared at the Erlenstegen shooting facility on Günthersbühler Straße and behaved conspicuously.
  • After a witness alerted authorities about a possible firearm, a judge approved a search warrant for his home.
  • SEK officers entered the apartment at about 4:10 p.m. Saturday and detained the 33-year-old.
  • Investigators seized an air-pressure revolver during the search and secured additional items.
  • The man appeared strongly confused to officers and was taken to a specialist clinic, with proceedings expected for a suspected weapons-law violation.