Overview

• A metal ball damaged the outer layer of a multi-pane window at Alexander Biber’s residence between Sunday morning and Monday morning.
• State security has taken over the investigation, and authorities say a political motive cannot be ruled out.
• Police indicated the projectile did not enter the room and may have been fired with a slingshot.
• The city administration said Biber will be guarded by police at public appearances following the incident.
• Biber, a CDU incumbent in Troisdorf near Cologne, is set for a runoff election against SPD candidate René Wirtz next Sunday.