Unknown people shot several times at a 19-year-old’s car in Dortmund. The young man from Dortmund had parked at night to buy cigarettes in a shisha bar when he noticed a small car behind him, the police reported on Saturday.

Five masked men with machetes and firearms got out of the car and approached him. The 19-year-old ran away. The masked men then shot several times with live ammunition at the 19-year-old’s car. The car had corresponding bullet holes.

The police launched a manhunt in which a helicopter was also used, but were initially unable to catch the masked people. The motive of the attackers is still completely unclear. An investigative commission has started work. The police are asking for information from the public.