Because he drove aggressively, a BMW driver should be checked in Regensburg.
He fled, an officer shot.
Then the man took off on foot.
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A BMW driver caught the attention of a police patrol in Regensburg due to his aggressive driving style.
The officials wanted to check him, but the driver fled and rammed two company cars.
The police therefore shot at the vehicle tires, according to a police press release.
Nobody got hurt.
Driver flees from the police in Regensburg – official shoots tires
According to the press release, a civil patrol noticed a BMW on Lore-Kullmar-Strasse around 6:40 p.m.
This attracted attention due to his aggressive driving style and should therefore be checked.
The BMW driver ignored the stop signs and tried to flee.
He then drove into a multi-storey car park on Galgenbergstrasse.
There he should be blocked by two service vehicles, as reported by the police.
"The driver, who was alone in the BMW, rammed the two vehicles.
In order not to be hit, an officer who had already got out jumped to the side," the police continued.
As the BMW continued towards the exit of the underground car park, one of the officers fired several shots at the car's tires from a short distance.
Despite two flat tires, the BMW driver drove out of the parking garage.
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BMW driver leaves car in Regensburg when fleeing - and continues to flee on foot
After a few hundred meters, his vehicle finally came to a standstill on Franz-Mayer-Straße.
The man got out of his car and fled on foot.
The police were looking for him - also with the help of a police helicopter and search dogs.
"Up until now, the man has remained at large," it said.
The abandoned BMW was seized by the police.
It is a gray BMW 3-series station wagon with a Regensburg license plate.
"Anyone who was endangered by this or can otherwise provide information about the facts is asked to contact the Regensburg South Police Inspectorate on telephone number 0941/506-2001," said the officials.
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