After the fatal shot at the Steinert fair in Lüdenscheid, a man was arrested. A SEK had stormed his apartment on Monday evening.
Update from May 24, 7:18 a.m.: Police and prosecutors are expected to comment more fully on the incidents today. The arrested person is apparently a young man who was surprised by the SEK operation around 6.40 p.m. on Monday evening and offered no resistance. In addition to the apartment, two cars were also searched.
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| district | Märkischer Kreis |
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Lüdenscheid: arrests after a fatal shot at the Steinert fair
Update from May 23, 8:03 p.m.: Use has been confirmed. The police arrested a man in Lüdenscheid by the SEK in his apartment. According to a joint statement from the police and the public prosecutor’s office, special forces arrested a suspect in Lüdenscheid and searched his apartment. For the time being, the investigators did not want to comment on details, age and background.
Update from May 23, 7:30 p.m.: New developments after the homicide at the fair in Lüdenscheid: There was apparently a SEK operation in an apartment in Lüdenscheid. According to a report, the special task force stormed an apartment and arrested at least one person for the time being. The police cannot confirm the report on the SEK operation, as information from the investigating murder commission will not be published until tomorrow.
Update from May 23, 5:38 p.m: The mayor of Lüdenscheid commented on the homicide and explained why the fair was not canceled and why the rifle parade still took place on Sunday. The information was still unclear at that time, it was not yet certain that shots had been fired and that the 40-year-old had died.
More staff will ensure security at the folk festival: the riflemen have increased the security staff on site and the police will also see more officers at the fair. Lüdenscheid Mayor Sebastian Wagemeyer appealed to the citizens: “Let’s not allow a small group of people to destroy one of the most beautiful, largest and most important folk festivals in our region, which gives us all joy and hope – especially in the current difficult times that are behind us are still ahead of us.”
Update from May 23, 4:07 p.m.: After fatal shot at the Steinert fair in Lüdenscheid there will be no public manhunt – at least for now. When asked on Monday, the responsible public prosecutor said that “for reasons of investigation tactics” the publication of video images would initially be avoided.
Update from May 23, 12:03 p.m.: Die Organizers of the Steinert fair in Lüdenscheid commented on Monday about the fatal shot on Saturday. In a statement on Facebook, they emphasize their regret for the terrible incident on the opening day – and explain how the folk festival will continue.
Man shot dead at Steinert fair in Lüdenscheid – investigators hope for video images
Update from May 23, 11 a.m.: After the fatal shot at a 40-year-old at a fair in Lüdenscheid, the homicide squad of the Hagen police hopes to track down the shooter with a public search. The public prosecutor’s office in Hagen announced on Monday that there was video material showing the people involved. The authorities wanted to publish this.
The investigation continued, emphasized the responsible prosecutor. The homicide commission has already heard several witnesses. However, there are currently no concrete suspects.
Man shot dead at Steinert fair in Lüdenscheid – search for six people
Update from May 22, 9:00 p.m.: After a man was shot dead at the Steinert fair in Lüdenscheid, the police are now looking for six people. They are said to have a southern appearance and be 16 to 20 years old. Four people were dressed in dark, one person wore a gray jogging suit and one person wore a white t-shirt. Witnesses are asked to contact the police in Hagen on 02331-986-2060 or on the emergency number 110.
Update from May 22, 5:40 p.m.: The incident at the Steinert fair in Lüdenscheid is actually a homicide. A 40-year-old man was hit by a gun projectile and later died.
As the police and the public prosecutor’s office jointly announced, there was a physical altercation between six people and a 16-year-old boy from Lüdenscheid around 8:30 p.m. on the grounds of the fair. When the boy and his 52-year-old father later wanted to confront the group, the six people fled. Two of them fired shots in the air and in the direction of the father and son with a blank gun and a live weapon. The 40-year-old man from Gummersbach, who was at the exit of the fair at the time, was hit. He later died in hospital from his severe injuries.
[Erstmeldung] Lüdenscheid – The situation was very confusing for the police as well Opening day of the Steinert fair in Lüdenscheid at the edge of the fairground. At first it looked to the officials as if crimes, which occur again and again as marginal phenomena at folk festivals, had occurred in a particularly concentrated form. But later there was talk of shots and at least one injured person. Radio MK reports that one person has died – the circumstances are still completely unclear. More and more patrol car crews came to Hohen Steinert after 9 p.m., even the forensic technology specialists from the Hagen police headquarters during the night.
Large police operation at the fair in Lüdenscheid – witnesses report shots
There is currently no concrete evidence of shots from a sharp weapon, but rather a blank pistol. According to various witness statements, it also emerged that the shots were fired only a few minutes after one person had collapsed. She collapsed on the street around 9 p.m. after being surrounded by several young people. These are said to have fled in the direction of the nearby Aral gas station, among other things.
It is unclear whether the person who collapsed is the person who died on Saturday evening. This has not yet been confirmed by the police. There was also speculation on social media that a person had died as a result of a crime.
When asked, the control center spoke of a very confusing situation. You are obviously confronted with crimes that are very unusual for such a folk festival.
Use at the fair in Lüdenscheid: the public prosecutor intervenes
Assault, bullying and pickpocketing happen all the time, but not to the extent that has just become apparent. Later there was no further information from the control center: the public prosecutor’s office had turned on. An indication that significant offenses are assumed.
Around 10 p.m. there were a number of patrol cars on the Hohe Steinert, and a large number of officers were on site. One person was checked intensively. There is currently no information about any arrests. The Schützenfest and the fair continued as planned. The last visitors, often heavily intoxicated, did not leave the fairgrounds until well after midnight. At that time, the forensic technicians from the Hagen police headquarters were on their way to Lüdenscheid. The KTU specialists documented the alleged crime scene and went in search of clues.
The opening of the fair on the Hohen Steinert was on Friday was postponed to Saturday due to the storm.