Was it a spontaneous outburst of violence, an attack on rivals in the criminal milieu, or an act of revenge?
At least one of those involved had a firearm with them during the altercation.
Berlin - After two men were shot in the legs in Berlin on Wednesday afternoon, the police arrested two suspects.
The second man, aged 60, was arrested by a police special operation unit (SEK) in an apartment in Steglitz on Thursday morning, it was announced.
A first suspect, aged 28, was arrested shortly after the altercation.
The police are still looking for witnesses to the incident.
According to the police, the reasons for the argument were initially unclear.
It is determined because of dangerous bodily harm.
It was not initially known whether the two suspects fired.
The 28-year-old had no weapon with him when he was arrested near the crime scene, a police spokeswoman said.
According to the police, several men attacked each other with objects on Dahlmannstraße in Charlottenburg.
Then shots were fired, two 26 and 28 year old men were hit in the legs.
They were left injured on the sidewalk.
Other participants fled.
The police cordoned off the area extensively.
Special task forces, heavily armed, searched for suspects in neighboring houses.
The 28-year-old arrested shortly afterwards was also injured.
According to the police, he had minor injuries, which were probably caused by so-called blunt force, such as blows.
dpa