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Shots before drug counseling in Hamburg – two seriously injured
Police forces stand in front of the drug counseling building in Hamburg. Photo: Tiedemann / vifogra / dpa
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Two men are gunned down in the middle of the day. The perpetrator flees. The background to the crime in Hamburg is unclear.
In front of a drug counseling center in the Hamburg district of Harburg, two men were seriously injured by gunshots on Thursday. The perpetrator is on the run, the police said.
Both victims suffered upper body injuries. They could no longer be approached and were taken to hospitals under emergency medical supervision. The police suspect that the three men knew each other.
Witnesses of the crime were asked to contact the police. An immediate search with more than 20 radio patrol cars initially remained without result. The dark-haired suspect, who is about 1.70 to 1.80 meters tall and is said to have worn a dark cap, was not found.
According to the police, there is still no information about the background of the crime. The murder commission of the Hamburg police and the public prosecutor’s office have started the investigation.