Excavator razing in Grünsfeld: Police shoots, driver dies!

On the New Year's afternoon, Baden-Württemberg, a dramatic incident, occurred in Grünsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, in which a 38-year-old German kidnapped an excavator and caused massive damage to vehicles and buildings. Three police officers were injured during an approximately one -hour chase with the police. The police opened the fire to the driver, who died despite attempts to resuscitate on site. For this incident, both Lippe Welle as well as BR .

The original name of the incident as a "alleged amicopective" was later no longer used by the police. There are ambiguities with regard to the motifs of the driver, his origin and how he received access to the excavator. Investigators exclude a politically motivated background, while it remains unclear whether the man might have been mentally ill or had a connection to the construction company that the excavator was stolen. The excavator caused considerable damage to the building inventory and several police vehicles during the persecution, and videos also appeared that show the excavator in Tauberbischofsheim and the shots of the police.

Investigations and witness call

The police have deployed a large contingent of on -site emergency services and is looking for witnesses and injured parties in the destruction. An online portal was set up that witnesses can upload videos. The damage caused by the claims is still unknown. The State Criminal Police Office Baden-Württemberg has started the investigation into the use of firearms of the officials.