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Gelsenkirchen: 28-year-old SEK official shot dead when deployed


A police officer was fatally injured in a shootout in Gelsenkirchen. Symbolic photo.

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A SEK official (Münster) was shot during a house search in Gelsenkirchen. The perpetrator surrendered after the police exchanged gunfire.

  • At a SEK mission in Gelsenkirchen there was one Exchange of fire.
  • A police officer was there fatally injured.
  • The shooter surrendered without resistance.

Update, 11 a.m.: Gelsenkirchen – A spokesman for the Gelsenkirchen police told RUHR24 that the search warrant was in one ongoing narcotics proceedings of the Essen District Court should be carried out. The fatally injured police officer is one 28-year-old SEK official who belongs to the SEK Münster.

Gelsenkirchen: 28-year-old SEK official (Münster) was fatally injured when used by gunfire

The usual procedure is that the investigation is now taken over by another agency (Krefeld police). The investigation continues.

Update, 10:28 a.m.: The assignment took place in Augustin-Wibbelt-Strasse in Gelsenkirchen-Buer. The officials wanted one there Execute search warrant on suspicion of drug possession and trafficking.

Gelsenkirchen: dead policeman after SEK mission – suspect opens fire through the door

Because the police are loud picture has been informed that the Accused Thomas K. (29) is possibly in possession of a firearm, the SEK was called in for use. According to the picture the man has when the emergency services arrive “at least two shots” through the open door fired.

One of the shots is said to be an official, probably fatally hit the chest by the arm opening of the protective vest to have. The SEK returned the fire with none of the shots fired. The police officer who was shot was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died an hour later.

Gelsenkirchen: Krefeld police commission investigates after fatal gunfire during SEK deployment

For reasons of neutrality, the investigation is not carried out by the Gelsenkirchen police, but by the Krefeld police (all articles from the Ruhr area on RUHR24).

First registration from April 29, 10.26 a.m.: At a SEK insert is a police officer at 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning (April 29) Exchange of fire fatally injured been. The accused was arrested without resistance after the exchange of fire. First reported picture. A murder commission of the Krefeld police investigated.

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