VIENNA, Austria.— This Monday, a shooting occurred in which, apparently, the mayor of the town of Kirchberg ob der Donauin the region of Upper Austriaand one more person; The attacker fled.
The Austrian Police launched a major operation to arrest the armed and “extremely dangerous” man allegedly responsible for the attack.
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We are asking for information about violent crimes in the Rohrbach district. The search is for 56-year-old Roland Drexler. Probably driving a silver VW Caddy, RO-231EL. Notes to 133. Attention, man is armed! #rohrbach #police Photo:👇https://t.co/T7cgCdoKIm— POLICE UPPER (@LPDooe) October 28, 2024
“RD, 56, is suspected of killing two men in the Rohrbach district on the morning of October 28, 2024,” notes the Upper Austrian Police Directorate in a statement in which he estimates that the armed man is “extremely dangerous,” and therefore urges the population to avoid contact with him.
In addition, it releases information about the vehicle that the aggressor supposedly drives.
Several local media report a third person murderedsomething that until now has not been confirmed by the Police, who have not revealed the identity of the victims.
A large-scale operation has been deployed in the region, with heavily armed police units, including armored vehicles, to capture the suspected fugitive killer.
Yes, the second victim was confirmed, found shortly after the lifeless body of the man was discovered. mayor of Kirchberg on the DanubeRohrbach district, who died due to gunshots.
Public television ORF assures that “several sources” confirmed that it was the mayor Franz Hofer64 years old and member of the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP).
The alleged murderer would be a “hunter” and “the background of the crime could be linked to disputes in the hunting sector,” notes the Austrian agency APA, while the ORF points to “differences over the allocation of hunting rights.”
These speculations have led to the closure of the Rohrbach district administrative offices to the public.
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