Overview
- Police say the confrontation began as a verbal dispute in the parking lot around 8:30 p.m. Monday before moving to the checkout area.
- During the escalation at the register, the 33-year-old allegedly attacked the 16-year-old with a knife or sharp object.
- The teenager died at the scene before emergency services arrived, according to police and prosecutors.
- Officers detained the injured suspect at the supermarket; he received hospital treatment under guard and is now in custody.
- Bielefeld’s murder commission has taken over with the Detmold prosecutor involved, and overnight forensics and witness interviews are ongoing as motive and any prior connection remain unknown.