US EditionGerman Cop Suspected of Killing Ex-Partner, Himself
- Authorities believe a police officer in Germany fatally shot his former partner before taking his own life on Wednesday evening in Lahr, close to the French border.
- The event followed an argument between the separated married couple, as reported by neighbors who alerted police after hearing gunshots.
- Officers found two bodies and the man's service handgun at the scene, while forensic experts began initial investigations into the exact sequence of events.
- The officer, aged 30, is believed to have first shot the 37-year-old woman before shooting himself, according to police press releases and witness statements.
- Authorities continue criminal investigations to confirm details, indicating the incident may reflect a domestic dispute involving a police service weapon.
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Two dead found in apartment in the Black Forest: Police officer probably shot ex-partner and herself
Neighbors hear noises from an apartment in Lahr. There, a 37-year-old and the husband who lives separately from her. When the police arrive, she finds two corpses and a gun.
German cop suspected of killing ex-partner, himself
A German police officer is suspected of having used his service weapon to shot and kill his former partner before killing himself, police said on Thursday, reported dpa. Neighbours heard shots ringing out from an apartment building in the southern town of Lahr near the French border on Wednesday evening and alerted the police. Officers found two bodies as well as a gun "in the immediate vicinity" of the man's body. In a press release on Thursday…
The events date back to Wednesday, 14 May, at about 6.45 p.m. Several residents of a Lahr building warned the police after hearing ...
berliner-sonntagsblatt.de
report-k.deAccording to the finding of two dead people in an apartment in Lahr in Baden-Württemberg, new details have become known. As the police in Offenburg announced on Thursday, the one dead person is a 30-year-old police officer who may have shot his 37-year-old wife and then himself with his service weapon. There is a reasonable suspicion, but the exact course of the investigation is still subject to investigation. According to witnesses, the couple …
Police find two bodies and a weapon in the Black Forest after neighbors heard loud bangs. The next day, investigators know more about the alleged events – and the background.
After the discovery of two bodies in Lahr in the Black Forest, the investigators assume that a policeman shot his ex-partner and himself. "The handgun was the man's service weapon according to the current state of investigation," the report states. Source: dpa
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