Dortmund
The case of a 16-year-old gunshot in Dortmund continues to occupy investigators. Now it is clear: the young man was not on drugs.
That of August from Police shot 16 years refugee inside Dortmund he had no alcohol or drugs in his blood. According to information from the dpa of the legal circles, this was the result of the toxicological report.
So far it has been speculated that the young man could have continued to carry on despite the Taser fire, for example due to the effect of drugs. According to preliminary information, the young man, who had held a knife in his hand, was first sprayed with pepper spray by police officers. They then shot him twice with an electric shock device.
16 year old shot dead by a police officer in Dortmund
As stated in a previous report to the state parliament, the second blow hit: an electrode hit the young man on the limb, one on the lower abdomen. That didn’t paralyze the 16-year-old, but it probably hurt him. According to information from the dpa, investigators now assume that the young man must have at least twisted in pain, since he was not drugged or stunned by alcohol.
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The 16-year-old’s behavior after taser shots is important, as he was later shot dead by an officer with his submachine gun. Furthermore, it is unclear whether this was necessary to protect colleagues. Both the prosecutor and the interior minister Herbert Reul (CDU) had already expressed doubts about the entire operation.
The Dortmund case is expected to be dealt with on Wednesday
On Wednesday, the case will be dealt with in both the health and legal committees of the state parliament. The health commission is concerned about the young man’s release from a psychiatric hospital hours before his death. Tomorrow, Thursday, the internal commission will also deal with the Dortmund case again.
There is a bitter side note in an ongoing report for the Interior Committee: According to this, Interior Minister Reul was informed only an hour after the shooting. However, the so-called initial situation report to the ministry said: “According to the current state, there is no danger to life.” Soon after, the 16-year-old’s death was determined in the clinic.
Discussions on the use of a taser after two deaths in Dortmund
Dortmund police have been under special observation since the 16-year-old’s death, not least because another person died on October 19 after a police taser was used. Since then, there has been a lively discussion in NRW about the risks of remote electric pulse devices.
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While Mathias John, Amnesty International’s weapons expert, warned our editors about the life-threatening risks of using a taser, GdP State President Mertens defended the taser as an “important tool” for the police. . The Greens in the NRW state parliament are calling for a thorough investigation into the case and want to put the taser to the test again. (dpa / mk)
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