As of: January 28, 2024, 1:10 p.m
By: Maximilian Kettenbach
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A blank pistol is fired.
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A soccer tournament in Hamm ends in a mass brawl.
A man pulls out a blank gun and six people are injured.
Hamm - An indoor tournament in North Rhine-Westphalia got completely out of hand on Saturday.
At least six people were injured in an argument during a football game between two teams in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia.
The pack formation at the end of the game is said to have involved the teams BV 09 Hamm IV and SSV Hamm III.
Indoor soccer tournament in North Rhine-Westphalia escalates completely - until a shot is fired
The events in the Peace School sports hall then escalated further.
According to police, the dispute initially broke out over a verbal argument during a game around 4:50 p.m.
This resulted in a fight between players, staff and spectators.
A 31-year-old was hit by a shot from a blank pistol and was slightly injured, the police said on Sunday.
Like our partner portal wa.de, spectators stormed the square.
At this point there were between 100 and 125 people, spectators and players, in the hall.
In addition to the 31-year-old, five other people present between the ages of 22 and 41 were injured.
The man with the blank pistol fled, according to the report.
The police suspect a 21-year-old.
She seized a car that was presumably used as a hiding place for the murder weapon.
The soccer tournament was canceled.
Indoor football tournament in North Rhine-Westphalia escalates – club speaks of “chaotics”
Marco Herzebrock, chairman of the organizers BV 09 Hamm, explained to
wa.de
: “We could only have continued the tournament under certain conditions.
But after this incident, of course, no one wanted to play football anymore.
I hope there will be legal consequences.”
The club followed up on Sunday morning via Instagram.
“Hello dear sports fans, due to a riot yesterday afternoon that required the deployment of several police officers and ambulances, we have no other option than to cancel the entire tournament weekend,” it says and continues: “Like many other teams in Hamm was also looking forward to peaceful and fun days of indoor tournaments.
This behavior of some chaotic people who knowingly risked harm and traumatization of children and young people cannot be tolerated.”
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