On Saturday evening in district 6, a patrol of the Zurich city police was made aware of a man with a firearm by passers-by.
A patrol from the Zurich city police took on another case at the Lettensteg. Meanwhile, shortly after 9:30 p.m., passers-by drew her attention to a man who allegedly threatened another man with a gun.
After the alleged threat became aware of the police patrol, he ran towards Nordstrasse. The police officers were able to arrest the man a few minutes later by immediately triggering a close-range search.
Service dog sniffed out firearm
Shortly thereafter, the service dog “Abrax von Navacho” sniffed out his firearm near the place of arrest. It turned out to be a blank pistol.
The alleged perpetrator is a 21-year-old Eritrean. This was taken to a police station for further clarifications, further investigations are ongoing.
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