36-year-old shot dead in NRW – there is a second victim: did the perpetrator commit suicide?

Created: 09/30/2022, 19:57

By: Christoph Gschossmann

Police officers are standing in front of a kiosk in the Hackenbroich district.

A man was shot here.

The police searched for the shooter with dozens of officers and secured evidence.

© Christoph Reichwein / picture alliance

A 36-year-old was shot dead in Dormagen in North Rhine-Westphalia.

A second shot victim appears shortly afterwards - it could be the perpetrator.

Dormagen – Terrible act in NRW: A 36-year-old man was shot dead in Dormagen on Friday.

This was announced by the police in Düsseldorf.

A 55-year-old man known to the police is being looked for as a suspect, said a police spokeswoman.

The

newspaper reported first.

In the afternoon, about a kilometer from the scene of the crime, a second man was discovered on a road with a gunshot wound to the head.

It could be the person you are looking for, but the identity has not yet been finally clarified, said a police spokesman when asked by the dpa.

Circumstances pointed to a suicide attempt.

The man is being resuscitated in a hospital.

Police are using a helicopter to find the gunman

According to the information, the first act took place in a kiosk.

At around 11:30 a.m., the police were called to the Hackenbroich district because shots had been fired there.

The area around the kiosk has been cordoned off.

Forensic technicians secured traces in the kiosk.

They later also examined a rental car parked in front of it.

The police searched for the shooter with dozens of officers.

A police helicopter was also used.

The background to the fact is still open, it said.

There is no connection to the rocker milieu, the search is more in the direction of a private dispute.

For the nationality of the victim and suspect, the police referred to the public prosecutor's office, who could not be reached at first.

However , the

reported that the fatality was of Turkish descent and the 55-year-old was of Kosovar descent.

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