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A cashier at a gas station in Germany was shot dead over a dispute over wearing a protective mask, DPA reported, citing a statement from the prosecutor’s office today.
A 49-year-old man, a customer at a gas station in the West German city of Idar-Oberstein, was furious after an employee refused to sell him beer because he did not wear a mask covering his nose and mouth, Chief Prosecutor Kai Furman said in Trier.
The attacker admitted that he killed the 20-year-old student with a shot to the head and said that the severity of the pandemic made him do it, said Furman. The perpetrator felt cornered and “saw no other way out” but to set an example. His victim appeared “responsible for the overall situation because he applied the rules,” the prosecutor stressed.
According to the investigation, the 49-year-old attacker entered the gas station on Saturday night without a mask and tried to buy 12 beers. The cashier paid attention to the requirement to wear a mask. The customer returned an hour later wearing a mask and tried again to buy beers. As he tried to buy the beers, he pulled his protective mask down. The cashier again advised him to comply with the requirement to wear masks, during which the perpetrator shot him.
Police arrested him the next morning in the town of Idar-Oberstein.
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