Several seriously injured after shooting in Kreuzberg – BZ Berlin



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In Berlin-Kreuzberg, several people were probably wounded by gunshots. The fire department reported that three people were seriously injured and taken to hospitals.

Rescue workers and emergency medics initially cared for the injured after they were shot, as a fire department spokesman said. According to information from BZ, the shooting started around 3.55 am

With the police and after the first information from BZ, initially four injured were reported early Saturday morning. Numerous heavily armed officers were on duty around the scene to search for those involved in the conflict, both wounded and perpetrators. A helicopter was also called in and circled the area.

They transport an injured person (Photo: spreepicture)
They transport an injured person (Photo: spreepicture)

The crime scene is at a door on Stresemannstrasse. It is said that three wounded were found there. The SPD party headquarters is also very close. Police cordoned off the area.

The shooting took place not far from Willy Brandt's home in Berlin-Kreuzberg (Photo: spreepicture)
The shooting took place not far from Willy Brandt’s home in Berlin-Kreuzberg (Photo: spreepicture)

Another injured man was pulled from the nearby Landwehr Canal, said to have sustained a leg injury. According to police, the man jumped into the water on his own. Around the Möckernbrücke metro station, which is directly on the Landwehr canal, the police searched the brush on the shore with flashlights.

Initially, the police were unable to provide any background information on the crime. At first there was no further information regarding the ongoing operation.

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