shoot-out

Cologne – Shooting in the densely populated residential area in Cologne-Vingst! A man was shot around 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. He had just gotten into a Golf GTI with a female companion when, according to witnesses, a dark-skinned man approached the car with a pistol and fired several shots.

An investigator from the criminal police is looking for clues

Photo: Georgios Xanthopoulos

The butt of the joint that the perpetrator is said to have smoked lies under the park bench

Foto: Patric Fouad

Victim hit in the legs

An eyewitness explains: “Three shots were fired in a row in a very short space of time. I ran out immediately afterwards, but the perpetrator was already gone.”

Local residents immediately rushed to the scene to provide first aid to the victim. A police spokesman told BILD: “The man suffered gunshot wounds in his legs.” However, his condition is stable and he is in a hospital. Miraculously, the passenger was uninjured.

The investigators cordoned off the crime scene around the Gulf and interviewed eyewitnesses

Photo: Lars Jäger

The perpetrator is said to have smoked a joint before the shooting

Particularly interesting: According to local residents, the alleged perpetrator sat on a bench near the car for hours before the shooting and smoked a joint.

“We were wondering what he was doing here. He was literally waiting for his victim,” an eyewitness told BILD.

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The search for the perpetrator continues

Immediately after the shots were fired, the perpetrator fled on foot. A large-scale manhunt has been launched, and a police helicopter is also in use, circling the area from the air.

Investigators from the criminal police are also at the crime scene to secure evidence.

The search for clues continued several hours after the crime

Photo: Sascha Thelen/dpa

2024-03-12 20:53:21
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