After the attack in a Duisburg gym, the police published a description of the alleged perpetrator and activated an information portal on the Internet. According to the description, the attacker from Tuesday evening is about 30 years old, 1.80 meters tall and of normal stature. He had a long black beard, was dressed in dark clothes and wore a black cap with the peak turned forward. The perpetrator is still on the run. The background is still unclear.
According to the police, four Germans (aged 21 and 32 and two times 24) were seriously injured in the attack with a slashing or stabbing weapon. According to the Essen police, one of the four attacked is still in mortal danger. Three people had emergency surgery, said a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor’s office of the German Press Agency.
According to the public prosecutor’s office, none of the victims has yet been questioned. Customers enter the fitness studio with a chip card via a turnstile. The investigators do not yet know whether the perpetrator jumped the turnstile or was admitted with a ticket.
Large-scale operation after emergency calls
The Duisburg police received the first emergency calls around 5.40 p.m. on Tuesday. The officials went on a large-scale operation. In the evening, witnesses who had been training on site at the time of the crime were questioned. The State Criminal Police Office set up a contact point for witnesses in the adjacent pedestrian zone. A police helicopter was also in use, police officers were looking for traces on all floors of the affected studio.
“We very much regret the incident in our club in Duisburg and hope that the victims will recover quickly,” said John Reed Fitness in an email at the request of the German Press Agency. They support the police investigations in all possible places. “The safety and health of our members and our employees are our top priority. Our goal is for them to feel safe and in good hands in our studios.” The operator did not provide any further information about the incident.
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