After the deadly shots in Asperg north of Stuttgart, an arrested suspect has been taken into custody. A judge issued an arrest warrant against the 20-year-old for manslaughter and attempted manslaughter, as prosecutors and police announced on Easter Sunday. A police special task force arrested the Serbs early on Saturday evening. His home was searched, it said. Evidence was secured from the man known to the police, as a spokesman for the public prosecutor said. He left open whether the murder weapon was included.
The 20-year-old is suspected of having shot an 18-year-old in the middle of the tranquil small town of Asperg in the district of Ludwigsburg on Saturday night and seriously injuring a peer with gunshots. Details of the course of the crime were not available from the authorities on Sunday either. The spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office referred to investigative tactical reasons. It also remained unclear whether the suspect and the victims knew each other and whether there might have been a conflict between the young men beforehand. The investigators were also silent about what led to the arrest of the 20-year-old.
A special commission is still trying to clarify the background of the case. The 40 officers of the Soko “Goethe” were supported by the State Criminal Police Office.
No connection to other cases
Asperg is around 20 kilometers from Stuttgart. In the past few weeks, there have been repeated incidents of shots being fired at people around the state capital of Baden-Württemberg. According to their own statements, the investigators first checked a connection between the crime in Asperg and other shots in the region. However, a connection between the cases is ruled out.
According to Asperg’s Mayor Christian Eiberger (independent) on Saturday, the city’s population is in shock. “This is a new dimension of violence that I could not have imagined,” said Eiberger. The crime scene is in the middle of town.
The crime scene, a gravel parking lot, was not known as a typical meeting place for young people, said Eiberger. He was alerted by the fire brigade during the night and got an idea of ??the situation in the early hours of the morning.
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