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On Wednesday, there was a major police operation on Speicherstrasse in the city of St. Gallen. The motive was a case of serious domestic violence. The police used firearms. Two people died.
(rar / stm / pw / lex / lim) As Florian Schneider, media spokesman for the St. Gallen cantonal police said Wednesday afternoon, the operation was a case of serious domestic violence. The emergency services of the municipal police and the canton of St. Gallen were on site, as was the ambulance service.
Eyewitnesses reported that police cordoned off the area shortly after 12 noon on Wednesday. Meanwhile, several dozen police officers were on duty. Some were heavily armed.
On Wednesday night, the prosecution reported in a press release: “Based on current knowledge, it must be assumed that a resident of an apartment on Speicherstrasse was attacked by a previously unknown man.” Plus:
“In the course of the police operation, the police of the city of St. Gallen used firearms.”
The man died at the scene, the woman in the hospital.
After the incident, several ambulances were called with an ambulance, as well as several patrols from the St. Gallen City Police and the St. Gallen Canton Police.
According to a press release, the previously unknown man died at the scene, the seriously injured woman was taken to hospital by emergency services, where she passed away.
A police force outside the canton investigates
The St. Gallen prosecutor’s office ordered that the police investigations be carried out by a police force outside the canton. “This is standard procedure after a police shot,” it says in the message.
The exact circumstances of the incident are the subject of ongoing investigations. The causes of death of the two deceased will be clarified as well as their identity.
In the course of tomorrow, Thursday, the Public Ministry wants to provide more information.
