In Volkmarsen (Hessen) near Kassel, a driver has deliberately rushed into the crowd. Now the number of victims has risen again. That is known about the perpetrator. The live ticker.
- Motorist (29) races in Volkmarsen near Kassel (Hessen) near Rose Monday parade in crowd
- Over 50 people were injured in the city in the Near Kassel reported, including many children
- The arrested suspect is said to be from the small town of Hesse Volkmarsen originate and have acted intentionally
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+++ 4.45 p.m .: Maurice P. did the deed carnival in Volkmarsen near Kassel apparently planned specifically. According to picture information, the investigators have secured flyers in the suspect’s apartment, on which the exact route of the parade is shown.
In addition, the investigators have found a tablet, a cell phone and a dash cam in the German car.
+++ 16.19 p.m .: According to HNA information was Maurice P., who drove into a crowd of spectators at the Carnival in Volkmarsen, employed by a North Hessian automotive supplier. He is said to have been released there in May 2019 for behavioral reasons. The Volkmarser is said to have sued against the dismissal for reinstatement. The trial should begin in March Labor court Kassel occur.
Volkmarsen (Hessen): After motorists drove in large numbers at the carnival – worship for injured people
+++ 3:29 p.m .: Today in the Catholic parish church of St. Martin in Volkmarsen will take place from 6 p.m. on Tuesday (25.02.2020) ecumenical worship for the injured, their relatives and the emergency services. Bishop Dr. Michael Gerber and Bishop Prof. Dr. Beate Hofmann take part in the service. Prime Minister Volker Bouffier and Interior Minister Peter Beuth are also expected.
+++ 3:11 p.m .: The suspect’s health is said to have improved. The investigators still want to hear the man who drove into a crowd in Volkmarsen (near Kassel). This is attributed to Florian Flade from the WDR Investigativ team Twitter.
+++ 1:50 p.m .: Other injuries have reported after the attempted homicide in Volkmarsen (near Kassel). According to the police, the number of Victim increased to almost 60, Officials ask anyone injured in the Rose Monday procession incident to report to the police on 0800/1103333. Witnesses should also report.
+++ 12.55 p.m .: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is also “deeply shaken” by the incident in Volkmarsen near Kassel (Hesse). “My thoughts are with the victims and their relatives. I sincerely wish the injured a complete recovery,” he said on Facebook.
Volkmarsen (Hessen): Perpetrator races in car at carnival – youngest victim is three years old
+++ 12.24 p.m .: After a man drove his Mercedes into the Monday of Monday on Monday Volkmarsen rushed, the rush at the press conference in the police headquarters in North Hesse on Tuesday was great. And the officials had several good news to report:
- There is no indication of an increased risk situation
- The crime scene is open to the public again
- The street is currently being cleaned
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Nevertheless, the LKA calls on the population to pay more attention. The police also now know more about the condition of the victims of the attack. For example, 35 people are currently admitted to the hospital. There was no risk to life of the seriously injured. 17 people had to be treated on an outpatient basis after the attack. Many children are also injured. The youngest is three years old, according to the police.
The silver Mercedes, with which 29-year-old Maurice P. went into one on Monday Carnival parade in Volkmarsen raced at Kassel, was admitted to the suspect. The second arrest was a person who filmed the carnival parade in Volkmarsen (Hesse) and continued to film after it was terminated. This person is now being investigated for the “violation of the highly personal area of life by taking pictures”.
At Carnival in Volkmarsen (Hessen): crime is the dominant theme in the city
11:56 a.m .: The affected information center in the town hall Volkmarsen (Hessen) was open during the night and will remain so as long as there is a need. In the meantime, various eyewitnesses came to the town hall in the morning to testify what they had observed on Monday during the carnival parade.
In the streets and in an ice cream parlor in the center of Volkmarsen near Kassel, the bad deed is the predominant topic of conversation. “Today everything is different,” says Volkmarser Wilfried Schöler. “We are shocked. Fortunately, nobody died.” He’s having coffee with friends. Head shaking. Speechlessness. They knew the perpetrator by sight. Everyone is wondering how things will go in Volkmarsen now, including the Carnival.
Volkmarsen near Kassel (Hessen): The perpetrator was not drunk while driving in the carnival parade
10.43 a.m .: As the General Prosecutor’s Office Frankfurt now announced, the 29-year-old suspect was in a silver Mercedes in one Carnival parade raced in Volkmarsen near Kassel (Hessen), not alcoholized. Whether he was under the influence of drugs is not yet clear, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Volkmarsen (Hessen): Racing at the carnival – the landlord of the suspect speaks out
10:24 a.m .: Now the landlord of the 29-year-old driver has made a move Volkmarsen (near Kassel). According to him, the suspect should live with his grandma in a half-timbered house. Both had moved from Baden-Württemberg to Volkmarsen in Hesse.
He would have known Maurice P. as well as all of his other tenants. P. is said to be a “inconspicuous man” have been. “There have never been any complaints about him,” said Axel Horstmann. According to him, the apartment was canceled. The suspect, who raced into the crowd at the carnival, and his grandma wanted to move out at the end of the month.
Interview with landlord of the suspect, Axel Horstmann
© Elmar Schulten
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Racing at the carnival in Volkmarsen (Hesse): Second festival name because of Gaffer video
10.03 a.m .: In addition to 29-year-old Maurice P., it had in Volkmarsen (near Kassel) also given a second arrest. The detainee is said to have filmed behind the car. Whether he was onlooker or inaugurated is not yet clear, according to the German press agency.
He was taken away by the police shortly after the incident on the Monday of the Monday. He is now being investigated for “violation of the highly personal sphere of life through filming”.
Volkmarsen near Kassel (Hessen): Moved at carnival – number of victims increased
8:39 am: After the terrible act at Carnival in Volkmarsen (Hesse) the General Prosecutor’s Office in Frankfurt wants to give details of the victims in the morning. The police Northern Hesse already announced via Twitter that there are currently 35 people in hospital treatment. Another 17 have already left the hospital. The number of victims has now risen again to 52. There are also 18 children among the victims.
There are currently 35 people in hospital treatment in the hospital.
Another 17 were treated on an outpatient basis and were already able to leave the hospital.
There are also 18 children among the victims.
The motive of the offender is still unclear. The investigation continues.
– North Hesse police (@Polizei_NH) February 25, 2020
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According to media reports, a special task force (SEK) searched the apartment of the 29-year-old driver in Volkmarsen (Hesse) on Monday evening. The Bild-Zeitung also reports that the man is currently in hospital with serious head injuries and will not be interviewed until his condition improves.
06.31 a.m .: It is not yet known why the 29-year-old driver raced into the crowd on Monday afternoon (24.02.2020) in the small town of Volkmarsen near Kassel during the Carnival Rose Monday procession *. So far, there are no indications of a politically motivated crime, according to the Frankfurt Attorney General.
As the German Press Agency (dpa) learned from security circles, the man was not known to the authorities as an extremist. According to the police, however, he had already attracted attention in the past because of insult, trespassing and coercion.
Volkmarsen: Investigation into attempted homicide – Many children injured
9:55 p.m .: Around a third of the approximately 30 victims of the incident Rose Monday parade in Volkmarsen in Hessen there are children. The Hessian interior minister Peter Beuth announced. The General Prosecutor’s Office in Frankfurt is investigating one attempted homicide, A 29-year-old is suspected of driving to the event Carnival near Kassel in a crowd to have raced – on purpose. There were 30 people partly seriously injured.
To the motive nothing could be said yet, said Alexander Badle as spokesman for the authority: “We are investigating in all directions”. There is probably no evidence of a politically motivated act in Volkmarsen. The Hessian Ministry of the Interior does not rule out an attack.
The investigators were initially unable to confirm media and eyewitness reports that the suspect was heavily alcoholic.
Volkmarsen near Kassel: Car races on Carnival Monday procession at carnival in crowd – city in shock
9:37 pm: Volkmarsen in a state of shock: After a man drives a car into a crowd of spectators during the Rose Monday parade, it is mainly anger and helplessness that determine feelings in people’s marshals.
21. 2 p.m .: Interior Minister Peter Beuth (CDU) arrived in Volkmarsen in the evening. “It’s a terrible act that was done to people who just wanted to celebrate Carnival,” said Beuth.
8.45 p.m .: In Volkmarsen near Kassel in Hesse according to the Frankfurt police chief Gerhard Bereswill second arrest given. It is still unclear whether the arrested person is a suspect or a witness. Chief Prosecutor Alexander Badle did not want to comment on the arrest. In the small town in northern Hesse, a motorist had rushed into a crowd of people carnival the Rosenmontagszug pursued. There are 30 injured, some of them are seriously injured. Children were also among the victims.
Volkmarsen: Angela Merkel wishes injured people a speedy recovery
8:38 pm: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), according to deputy government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer, wished the injured in the incident in Volkmarsen near Kassel (Hesse) an early recovery.
“My thoughts are with the injured people of Volkmarsen and their relatives. I wish everyone a speedy and complete recovery. Many thanks to the police and all medical personnel, ”Demmer Merkel quoted on Twitter.
Chancellor #Merkel: “My thoughts are with the injured by #Volkmarsen and their relatives. I wish everyone a speedy and complete recovery. Many thanks to the police and all medical personnel. “
– Ulrike Demmer (@UlrikeDemmer) February 24, 2020
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6:59 p.m .: More and more details about the driver who is in Hessian Volkmarsen (near Kassel) is known to have injured several people during the Carnival Monday procession at Carnival. According to the General Prosecutor’s Office in Frankfurt, the 29-year-old should come from the small town of Volkmarsen himself.
Due to injuries that the man sustained during the crime, he is currently under medical treatment. Therefore, he was not interrogated. As soon as his condition permits, he should be brought before the investigating judge.
Attend Carnival 2020 in Volkmarsen in crowd – great consternation
6.45 p.m .: After the terrible act during the Carnival Rose Monday procession in Volkmarsen (Hesse), the Prime Minister of Hesse Volker Bouffier and the district administrator of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Dr. Reinhard Kubat, deeply affected. “I am shocked by this bad deed, which has caused many innocent people to be seriously injured. I am with the thoughts of the victims and their relatives and friends and I wish everyone a quick and complete recovery, “said Bouffier.
District Administrator Kubat was present even in Volksmarsen at the time of the crime. “This is a terrible event that not only deeply horrifies me. We wish all injured people a speedy and complete recovery and put their full trust in the police’s educational work. ”
Our thoughts are with the injured by #Volkmarsen, We hope that everyone will recover well and quickly. You, your relatives and everyone who works with the #Rosenmontagszug were a lot of strength. And from the bottom of my heart thank the emergency services on site.
– Heiko Maas (@HeikoMaas) February 24, 2020
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Volkmarsen (Hessen): Accident during the Monday procession – 30 injured
6:25 p.m .: In the incident in Volkmarsen, in which a driver deliberately drove into a crowd of spectators during a procession on Shrove Monday, the number of injuries has now been determined. As Frankfurt police chief Gerhard Bereswill said, it should 30 injured, seven seriously, Children are among the victims.
The Attorney General Frankfurt determined for an attempted homicide. At the moment, however, nothing can be said about the motif. “We are investigating in all directions.” The northern Hessian city of Volkmarsen (near Kassel) is shocked and affected by the accident, as the mayor Hartmut Linnekugel (independent) said. Loud Mirror online the driver who raced into the crowd is said to have been heavily alcoholized.
6:01 p.m .: After this Drama at Carnival during the Rosenmontagszug in Volkmarsen near Kassel in Hesse, the police have also set up a victim information center (BIS), where victims and relatives receive direct, secure information and support. The center is located in the Volkmarsen Town Hall, at Steinweg 29.
Volkmarsen (Hesse): Incident during the Carnival Monday procession to Carnival 2020 near Kassel – information portal set up
5:33 p.m .: After the terrible incident in Volkmarsen, in which Motorists in a crowd at a carnivalRosenmontagszug the North Hesse police have set up an information portal.
An information portal for images or videos of the deed has been set up: https://t.co/C877RNL19C
Do not distribute it on social media.
– North Hesse police (@Polizei_NH) February 24, 2020
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5.16 p.m .: As a spokesman for the Hessian Ministry of the Interior announced, the 29-year-old driver who has already been arrested is currently not available for questioning. “Due to the situation on site, an attack cannot currently be ruled out,” the statement continues. The police presence be in after the car attack Volkmarsen near Kassel been strengthened throughout Hesse.
Drama on Rose Monday: Motorists drive in crowds in Volkmarsen near Kassel – He is said to have acted deliberately
5.10 p.m .: Henning Hinn from the police headquarters in North Hesse confirms that the driver is a 29-year-old from the region Volkmarsen (Hesse) is. He also confirms that the man was deliberately in the crowd on Rosenmontagszug drove. The people were too busy carnival observed in the small town near Kassel in northern Hesse. He does not yet speak of an attack.
The number of victims has meanwhile increased. It should injured several dozen be hard some of them. Children are also among the injured in Volkmarsen.
5:08 p.m .: The motorist who drove into the crowd during the Monday of the Monday in Volkmarsen and injured several people was said to be a German citizen. The German press agency learned this on Monday from security circles.
Accident at Carnival 2020 on Rosenmontag in Volkmarsen (Hesse) – injured people are cared for, evidence is running
4.47 p.m .: According to our reporter, slightly injured people are currently being cared for in the Burg pharmacy near the accident site in Volkmarsen. The police also set up a situation center, which is running evidence protection. Emergency counselors are also on site and look after the people, especially the children.
On Tuesday evening (February 25, 2020) at 6 p.m., an ecumenical service is planned in St. Marien in the north Hessian city near Kassel.
4.40 p.m .: As the West Hesse police now announced on Twitter, after the incident in Volkmarsen, all carnival parades for Carnival 2020 in Hesse will be canceled as a precaution.
In #Volkmarsen North Hesse drove a car into the carnival parade there.
As a precautionary measure, all carnival parades taking place in Hesse will be canceled. This also applies to the move in which is almost completed anyway #Kiedrich,Thanks for your understanding! pic.twitter.com/9NeKHJDni7
– Police West Hesse (@Polizei_WH) February 24, 2020
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In Volkmarsen (Hesse), a motorist drove into the crowd on Monday afternoon during the Monday procession. Volkmarsen is a small town in the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse with around 6800 inhabitants. It is about 30 kilometers from Kassel.
Volkmarsen: Motorists drive in crowds – background still unclear
4:23 pm: After a motorist with one Shrove Monday parade to Carnival in Volkmarsen If the police have driven into the crowd, the police have no information about the background. “Regardless of whether it is a medical emergency or a technical failure or if at worst there is an intention behind it, we cannot say anything about that,” said a police spokesman on Monday in Kassel, according to the German Press Agency (dpa).
Several people were killed in the incident Volkmarsen injured at Kassel, there were no deaths, said the police spokesman. The driver was arrested and is now to be interviewed. Neither his nor his identity was given.
One person is in the car #Rosenmontagsumzug in #Volkmarsen hazards.
The driver was arrested.
We are on site with a large contingent. The background investigation is ongoing.
As soon as secure information is available, we will publish it here.
– North Hesse police (@Polizei_NH) February 24, 2020
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Incident at the Rosenmontagszug in Volkmarsen: Witnesses report
3.42 p.m .: It has not yet been determined whether the driver deliberately drove into the crowd. The police are under investigation. However, witnesses have described that the driver bypassed the barrier on Carnival Monday procession and then raced full throttle towards the crowd.
The witnesses had the impression that the driver was primarily targeting children, but this has not yet been confirmed either.
Drama in Volkmarsen – car races in crowds during Mardi Gras parade
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Volkmarsen: Drivers drove in crowd of spectators during the Rosenmontagszug
3:36 pm: The Mayor of Volkmarsen, Hartmut Linnekugel, and District Administrator Dr. Reinhard Kubat, are on site. The city fire inspector, Kai Wiebusch, attended the carnival parade with several firefighters and immediately took over the coordination.
+++ EIL +++ In northern Hesse #Volkmarsen a driver drove into a carnival parade and injured several people. That is what the police said.https://t.co/R9yzesME4z
– ZDF today (@ZDFheute) February 24, 2020
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There are dozens of emergency paramedics and emergency doctors on site in the small town near Kassel, more and more emergency vehicles are moving. A helicopter has now also landed. The police cordoned off everything, witnesses are questioned.
Volkmarsen (Hessen): Motorists rushing in crowd during Mardi Gras parade – Several injured
3.30 p.m .: During a Monday procession in Volkmarsen (Waldeck-Frankenberg district) a car drove into the crowd. After the first reports from the Waldeckische Landeszeitung (WLZ) there were several injuries. The police are on site with a large contingent. The driver of the car has been arrested, according to the police. No further information is available yet.
Volkmarsen – During a Monday procession in Volkmarsen (Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg) near Kassel in northern Hesse, the driver of a silver-colored Mercedes station wagon drove into the crowd on Monday afternoon (February 24th, 2020). People were crowded between Steinweg and Rewe-Markt, where the move was, when the man approached people through the barrier.
According to the first testimony, at least 15 injuries, including small children, are on the street. Dozens of ambulances, police and fire services are on site. A helicopter is requested. Shock and bewilderment in Volkmarsen,
We report back.
Transparency notice: We had published a photo that shows several people on the car with which the 29-year-old drove into the crowd. One person was standing directly at the driver’s door. Some readers had suspected that it was the suspect. That is wrong.
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