The man is currently in police custody, prosecutors and police said on Sunday. According to the information, the arrest took place late on Saturday evening in Gelsenkirchen.
Investigators assume that the injured are not accidental victims. According to initial findings, there is said to have been a meeting at which the shots were fired. According to previous findings, there was initially a physical altercation between the two groups. It may have been about business matters, said the spokeswoman for the public prosecutor’s office.
Suspected shooter still at large
According to the investigators, the suspected shooter is a 51-year-old man from Essen. A search had already taken place on him. The emergency services would not have found him
A man was seriously injured in the shooting on Saturday evening. He suffered a shot in the stomach. At times there was danger to life, said the spokeswoman for the public prosecutor’s office. After an emergency operation, the 49-year-old is now out of danger. Another man reportedly suffered an arm injury and a woman a leg injury.