Man shot dead at fair: group flees after argument
Created: 05/22/2022, 19:16
Police officers go through the Hohen Steinert fairgrounds.
© Markus Klümper/dpa
A 40-year-old was shot and killed at a fair in Lüdenscheid in the north-west of the Sauerland.
The man was hit by the projectile at the exit of the festival site on Saturday evening and died a little later from his serious injuries in a hospital, police and prosecutors said on Sunday.
Previously, there had been an argument between a 16-year-old and a group of six.
Lüdenscheid – When the teenager and his father wanted to confront the group, everyone fled.
Two of them reportedly fired shots from a stun gun and a live firearm.
The 40-year-old was hit.
Police and prosecutors are now looking for information about the young men, who are estimated to be between 16 and 20 years old.
dpa
