Family gun massacre ‘leaves four dead as soldier shoots ex-girlfriend, her child, her new boyfriend and his mother’ in Germany
- Ammunition and explosives were found in the soldier’s car and police are searching an army barracks for clues to what happened
- There was also a shooting in the nearby town of Bothel, about eight miles away
A soldier is accused of killing four people, including a child, at a house in Germany last night.
The victims are said to be his ex-girlfriend, her child, her new boyfriend and her boyfriend’s mother.
The incident happened at 3:30 in the morning.
Several police forces were called to the building in Scheeßel in the Rotenburg district after reports of a shooting and a helicopter was deployed to search for the shooter from above.
The armored officers cordoned off the building and stormed it with machine guns.
The armored officers cordoned off the building and stormed it with machine guns
Several police forces were called to the building in Scheeßel in the Rotenburg district
German newspaper Image Police said there were “several victims” in the home.
The age and motive of the soldier are not yet known, but the police do not rule out that it is ‘a motive in the family environment’.
Police spokesman Heiner van der Werp told Bild that the incident was a ‘family story’.
He also said, “Everything available was in use.” This includes troops from the Lower Saxony State Police and the Federal Police.
The police presence continued throughout the night and into the morning, with officers surrounded at Rotenburg train station and houses.
Then, at dawn, police said the suspect surrendered himself.
The soldier’s car was found parked outside the barracks and cordoned off by police
After police searched it, a Molotov cocktail was found in the side compartment of the car
Weapons magazines were discovered in the trunk of the car. It is still unknown whether they are soldiers
The location of the car prompted the police to launch a search of the von Düring barracks
As the search began, the area was cordoned off, with a helicopter also deployed
The perpetrator is said to have been a soldier of the Bundeswehr and has now been arrested.
Ammunition and explosives were found in the soldier’s car, after which police began a search of the von Düring barracks in Rotenburg.
The car was parked outside the barracks.
Police found a Molotov cocktail in the side pocket of the driver’s door, as well as several firearm magazines and other ammunition, all of which were seized.
It is still unknown whether the suspect’s weapon came from the possession of the Bundeswehr.
Shots were also fired today in the community of Bothel in Lower Saxony, reportedly by an active Bundeswehr soldier.
Forensic officers work behind a police cordon at the Von D’ring barracks in Rotenburg
The two crime scenes are about eight miles apart and there is a heavy police presence at both locations
The two places are about eight kilometers apart.
There was a heavy police presence at both locations, the family home in Scheeßel and the other scene in Bothel.1314
“A motive in the family sphere cannot be ruled out,” the police press release said.
One of the most important military units in the von Düring barracks that the shooter may have worked for is the Jagertruppe.
The Jagertruppe is a group within the army that is specifically trained in urban combat (such as cities) in places where tanks do not have access.
They are trained with light weapons to fight enemy infantry.