After punching the 37-year-old in the face, his opponent fled from the meeting point on Breitenseer Strasse, turned around and fired shots at the man, who had already started to chase him, at around 1 a.m., reported the state police headquarters. “Neighbors and residents heard the shots and called the police,” said spokesman Mattias Schuster. In the meantime, the suspect made off.
When the officers from the Fünfhaus city police command arrived at the crime scene, they came across the 37-year-old, who was probably only narrowly missed by the bullets. He told the officers that the meeting was about unpaid wages on his part, but that he did not know the suspect. The police assume that the unknown man was sent to the meeting with the victim by a third party, as Schuster explained.
In any case, a cartridge case was found at the crime scene that could be attributed to a pistol. “At least one shot was fired,” said Schuster. The investigators are now checking whether there may be video recordings from the area around the crime scene. The State Criminal Police Office is investigating the case for attempted murder.
