crime
Shots in Hagen – One dead, two injured
The police are on site with a large contingent. photo
© Alex Talash/dpa
A bloody act at a recycling center shocks Hagen. A suspect is said to have fired shots at three men, one victim dies.
The emergency services were able to arrest the man shortly after the bloody act in the Lennetal district, the spokesman said in response to a dpa request. “Bild” had previously reported on the shooting in South Westphalia.
Motive still unclear
According to initial findings, the 77-year-old fired the shots in a building on the site of the recycling center. The spokesman said that nothing could yet be said about the exact course of events and the motive. The two critically injured people are a 48-year-old and a 23-year-old. Rescue helicopters were requested for both.
According to the spokesman, the police came to the crime scene with a large contingent. According to a statement from the police and the Hagen public prosecutor’s office, the emergency services were called to the industrial area at around 2:45 p.m. A large area was cordoned off there. It said there was no further danger to the population. A Hagen police homicide commission began investigating the motive and the further background.