The man suspected of shooting two office workers during a weapons check in the Bavarian village of Berngau was once a police trainee. Police stated that he underwent police training in the 1980s, but was dismissed from service before completing it. The sixty-year-old man was also known in the village as a hunter and sport shooter. Welt ↗
The shooting occurred during a check of his weapons in Upper Palatinate. Two office workers died in the incident. The suspect sustained injuries and remains in hospital. Authorities have not yet released details of exactly what preceded the check or what the immediate motive for the shooting was. Tagesspiegel ↗
The case has triggered extensive security measures in Berngau and the surrounding area. Investigators are examining the course of the check, the origin of the weapons used, and the circumstances under which the man attacked the office workers. Police are also looking into his past, including his brief stint in police training. Spiegel.de ↗
Further proceedings will depend on the suspect's health condition and the results of the investigation. After questioning him, authorities may be able to clarify what led to the attack and whether the man had a premeditated intent to shoot the office workers.
Shooter from Berngau was once a police trainee
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Berngau: Schütze von Berngau war einst bei der Polizei
Spiegel.de
| 13:49 10.10.
Schütze von Berngau war früher Auszubildender bei der Polizei – vor Abschluss wurde er entlassen
Welt
| 13:17 10.10.
Zwei Tote bei Waffenkontrolle: Täter von Berngau war früher Polizist in Ausbildung
n-tv
| 12:36 10.10.
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