Almost 30 shots at the bar in Berlin - three seriously injured

Even in Berlin, such brutal attacks are extremely rare.

The manner in which a group of people was shot and how many times it was shot indicates an argument between groups or gangs.

Berlin - Three men were seriously injured in an attack with around 30 shots in Berlin.

According to the public prosecutor's office, “a lot of shots” were fired in front of a shisha bar late on Sunday evening.

"The background is still completely unclear," said the public prosecutor's office, Martin Steltner.

The injured men are of Serbian nationality or origin.

A woman was also injured, but it was unclear whether she was shot or whether she was in shock.

There have not yet been any suspects or arrests.

Background still "completely unclear"

The "Tagesspiegel" reported, citing investigators, that the attacked men and the woman had stood in front of the bar, then a car drove up and was fired from.

That has not yet been clarified either, said a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office.

A homicide commission of the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) determined.

After the crime, the police were at the scene of the crime in the Wedding district around 11 p.m. and cordoned off the surrounding area.

A local police officer said at night that one of the three victims had been shot seven to eight times in the upper body.

The injured men and the woman were treated by paramedics and emergency doctors at the scene and then taken to hospital.

There is no danger to life.

According to observations by a dpa photographer, 29 signs were placed on the street as markings for cartridge cases at the scene of the crime.

The exact number of shots is not yet known, but this order of magnitude applies, said the spokeswoman.

Heavily armed police officers secure the crime scene

Police officers with submachine guns secured the area.

Heavily armed police officers were also on duty in a house in the vicinity of the crime scene.

Immediately after the offense, the public prosecutor's office took over responsibility for the investigation and publication of information.

The shisha bar at the crime scene advertises on the Internet that it is "at one of the hottest hotspots in Berlin Wedding".

The Berlin CDU parliamentary group leader Burkard Dregger announced: “The wild shooting with around 30 shots is the worrying climax of criminal events in Wedding.

We are receiving more and more reports from concerned residents who feel left alone in their neighborhood and no longer feel safe. ”The CDU demanded quick clarification of the background to the crime, consistent persecution and punishment as well as increased police presence.

dpa