Killed and injured on death drive in Trier pedestrian zone – SWR news

+++ The city center remains closed +++
(4:55 pm)

The city center will remain largely closed for now to secure trails, said Mayor Wolfram Leibe (SPD). This can take several hours. Obtaining evidence is important, Leibe said. “This person will be judged at some point; the more effort we make now, the more fair it will be later.”

+++ Prime Minister Dreyer and Minister of the Interior Lewentz on site in Trier +++
(4:40 pm)

After the terrible incident in the center of Trier, Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) and Interior Minister Roger Lewentz (SPD) will find out about the background to the crime and will issue a press release at 5 pm

+++ Police ask for videos and pictures +++
(4:35 pm)

Trier police asked witnesses to upload videos and photos of the events to the rlp.hinweisportal.de/ portal.

Notes and information for relatives of possible injured call: 0800 65 65 65 1

+++ Klöckner and Baldauf dismayed +++
(4:25 pm)

Rhineland-Palatinate CDU politicians Julia Klöckner and Christian Baldauf were shocked and concerned by the fatal incident in Trier. They were shocked, said the CDU head of state and the leader of the CDU state parliamentary group. “Our thoughts are with the injured at the scene. We mourn with the relatives of the dead,” they said.

+++ SWR Aktuell live on Facebook about the fatal incident in Trier +++
(4:15 pm)

+++ number of victims is still unclear +++
(4:10 pm)

According to police, the exact scope and number of victims is still unclear. “There are several dead and several people seriously injured,” said Trier Presidium spokesman Karl-Peter Jochem.

+++ child among the dead +++
(4 pm)

Mayor Wolfram Leibe was shocked: “It was terrible.” He saw a child’s shoe thrown in the street. “The girl for that is dead,” he said through tears. Police also confirmed that at least one child was among the dead.

+++ No more danger in Trier +++
(3:45 pm)

According to the police, there is no longer any danger. Currently, the entire city center is cordoned off. The police are in the process of obtaining evidence. This can take several hours.

Currently nothing can be said about the driver’s motivation. There are no signs in either direction, according to the press release in Trier. The questioning of the 51-year-old is still pending, said Karl-Peter Jochem, a spokesman for the Trier police headquarters.

+++ 51-year-old perpetrator from the surrounding area +++
(3:35 pm)

As announced by the police, the assailant is a 51-year-old man from the Trier-Saarburg district.

+++ Eyewitnesses report terrible pictures +++
(3:30 pm.)

Eyewitnesses in Trier reported that people were thrown through the air.

+++ Prime Minister Dreyer shocked +++
(3:15 pm)

Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) expressed her horror at the fatal incident. Interior Minister Roger Lewentz (SPD) drove from Mainz to the scene of the incident near Porta Nigra. Dreyer is also expected there in the afternoon.

+++ A press release is expected +++
(3:10 pm)

The city of Trier has announced a first press release around 3:15 pm Initially, the background to the incident was not completely clear.

+++ Meanwhile 15 injured +++
(3 pm)

Mayor Leibe now speaks of 15 injured, some seriously and two dead.

+++ Major confirms deaths +++
(2:50 pm)

It’s a case of insanity, said Mayor Wolfram Leibe (SPD). He could not name a reliable number of dead and wounded. First of all, now you have to take care of the victims.

+++ Police ask to stay away +++
(2:35 pm)

The police ask bystanders to stay away from the crime scene. The city of Trier also asks people to avoid the city center.

+++ Two dead, ten injured +++
(2:20 pm)

According to the mayor of Trier Leibe, at least two people were killed and ten injured in a possible riot in Trier’s pedestrian zone. Police initially only spoke of several injuries. The driver was arrested.