SEK large-scale operation in BaWü: Two dead after an act of violence – the police give further details about the act

Created: 12/22/2022, 5:09 am

By: Kai Hartwig, Christoph Gschoßmann, Jennifer Lanzinger

Numerous emergency services are deployed after a deadly act of violence in Schorndorf (Rems-Murr district).

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A large-scale operation in Baden-Württemberg is currently causing a stir, according to the first information, two people have died.

• Two bodies

  found in

  Schorndorf

  : The police find a woman and a man dead.

• Act of violence

  in

  Baden-Württemberg

  : A seriously injured man is also discovered.

• This

  news ticker on the act of violence in Schorndorf

  is continuously updated.

Update from December 21, 3:10 p.m .:

After the discovery of two bodies in Schorndorf, Baden-Württemberg, the police announced further details of the case on Wednesday evening.

According to the investigators' initial findings, a 60-year-old shot two relatives.

The man then took his own life in Schorndorf in the east of Stuttgart.

A 57-year-old survived the crime on Wednesday with life-threatening injuries.

For a woman, on the other hand, any help came too late, as the police and prosecutors announced in the evening.

The dead is believed to be a 48-year-old relative of the deceased suspect.

The exact relationship between the three people of Turkish nationality is still unclear.

The motive for the crime had yet to be determined, it said.

The forensic investigations and measures to secure evidence have not yet been completed.

In the meantime there had been rumors of an exchange of fire, which were denied by the police.

The investigators also said that there is currently no evidence that other people were involved in the act of violence.

The investigations are scheduled to continue on Thursday (December 22nd).

Forensics teams are working at the scene of the crime in Schorndorf.

© Christoph Schmidt/dpa

Act of violence in Schorndorf: Police find critically injured man

Update from December 21, 3:10 p.m .:

After finding two bodies in Schorndorf (Rems-Murr district), the police discovered a critically injured man in nearby Fellbach.

During the investigations on Wednesday in Schorndorf, there was an indication of a building in Fellbach, the police explained.

A spokesman did not give details.

The relationship between the three people was initially just as unclear as the course of the crime.

There is no evidence of a fugitive perpetrator, it said.

Schorndorf: SEK searches building and finds two bodies

First report from December 21, 2:09 p.m.:

Schorndorf – Two people died in a violent act in Schorndorf in Baden-Württemberg.

According to initial information from security circles, the dead are the alleged perpetrator and a woman.

On Wednesday at 11:34 a.m., a seriously injured woman was reported to the rescue control center in a building in Schorndorf, the police in Aalen said.

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The woman may have been injured by a firearm, officials said.

The mission is still ongoing.

There are currently 28 patrol crews in action.

In the meantime, the building had been searched by forces from the special task force.

A man and a woman were found dead.

Police say there have been rumors of gunfire exchanges in the media.

This could not be confirmed by the police.

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