21-year-old charged
He wanted to be shot by the police – the start of the process after a crossbow attack in a high school in Bremerhaven
In the trial for an act of violence at a Bremerhaven high school, the 21-year-old accused denied an intention to kill on Thursday. Heavily armed and with “battle clothes” he wanted to set up a threat scenario in his former school, according to a statement made by his defense attorney before the Bremen Regional Court. The aim was a fatal shot from a police officer’s gun. At the time of the crime he was suffering from social phobia and depression. After not being admitted to high school, he fell deeper and deeper into a hole. He played video games up to 12 hours a day. He blamed his teacher for his poor school performance. He apologized through his attorney for the crime. The man is charged with attempted murder. In his former school, he is said to have shot the school secretary twice with a crossbow in May, the woman was critically injured. Later he is said to have shot a passer-by on the street with a crossbow. The man was unharmed.
After an attack with a crossbow at a school in Bremerhaven, a 21-year-old has to answer to the Bremen district court. According to the indictment, he is charged with attempted murder.
After an attack with a crossbow at a school in Bremerhaven, a 21-year-old has had to answer to the Bremen district court since Thursday. According to the indictment, he is charged with attempted murder. In May, according to the court, the accused shot a school employee with a professional crossbow in a high school in Bremerhaven. The court initially set trial days until the end of January.
Bremerhaven: Former student wanted to kill teacher
The young man is said to have been looking for his former teacher, but the employee did not want to reveal where she was. The woman suffered life-threatening injuries and required emergency surgery. She survived the attack. According to the court, the 21-year-old shot a man on the street with the same crossbow shortly afterwards, but missed. After his arrest, he was first held in custody and later transferred to a psychiatric ward.