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Suspect in 2024 Viersen Shooting Arrested After Surrender at Düsseldorf Airport

Prosecutors classify the June 2024 Viersen shooting as attempted manslaughter.

Overview

  • The 34-year-old turned himself in upon re-entering Germany from Turkey at Düsseldorf Airport.
  • A judge ordered pretrial detention after he was brought before the court.
  • Prosecutors accuse him of firing multiple shots at a 47-year-old in Viersen-Dülken on June 3, 2024.
  • Investigators say the gunfire followed a fight tied to gambling among five men, with shots fired after they left the venue.
  • Police had searched for over a year, conducting early special-unit raids that found nothing, and witnesses reported a white SUV with KK plates leaving the scene.