Berlin – Shots in the capital! During the night of Thursday, several bullets rang out across Bülowstrasse in the Schöneberg district. One man (42) was fatally shot, two others (44 and 42) were seriously injured!
According to BILD information, the shots were fired from a BMW in Berlin at around 1 a.m. The perpetrator or perpetrators are on the run.
The victims of the shooting
The police were dispatched to the crime scene in large numbers
The critically injured Turk is lifted onto a stretcher and taken to the ambulance
► Emergency paramedics from the fire service and police officers tried to resuscitate the 42-year-old, who was critically injured, on the spot – but without success. The man died in the ambulance. The Turkish-born man leaves behind a wife and a seven-year-old child.
► The victim’s 44-year-old companion was also seriously injured. He is also a Turkish citizen.
Two shots were fired at the windshield of this BMW
Cyclist accidentally hit by bullets
► According to BILD information, the second 42-year-old is probably a random victim. The Brazilian is said to have been riding a bicycle. He was found on the sidewalk by rescue workers. He was also hit, was unresponsive and had to undergo emergency surgery on site.
The windows of a bus stop were also shattered in the hail of bullets
Eyewitnesses collapse
Several eyewitnesses collapsed at the scene, including relatives of the victim. police cordoned off the crime scene and investigators collected projectiles fired during the shooting from the street.
Two women are squatting on the street, one holding her hands in front of her face, sobbing
It is not clear how many shots were fired. However, the shots were quite scattered, according to a spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office. It is also still unclear what type of weapon was used.
Rescue workers from the Schöneberg police station arrive at the scene, the shot Turk lies on the sidewalk
Homicide squad investigates
A homicide squad and the public prosecutor’s office have taken over the investigation. Nothing is currently known about the exact background to the fatal shooting. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed on the 42-year-old’s body this morning.
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A fire engine was also deployed to support the rescue efforts. The police cordoned off a large area around the crime scene. Adjacent streets were closed to traffic until the morning due to the police operation..
An officer searches the road at the crime scene for traces
Bülowstrasse in Berlin is a side street of the so-called street prostitution area around Kurfürstenstrasse, i.e. the red-light district. In addition to prostitutes from Eastern Europe and the Balkan region, transsexuals also offer their services here.
