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The service weapons were deployed in the city of Biel on Thursday night. This was related to the violent crime in Lengnau.
The area around the lower quai in the center of Biel is currently cordoned off.
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Last night, shortly after 6 pm, there was a large police operation in Biel. Eyewitnesses report several shots being fired in the Rex cinema area. Soon after, the area was cordoned off in a large area.
There was a large-scale police operation in Biel. Shots were fired in the center of the city.
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At the request, the Bern Canton police confirmed the use of weapons, “shots were fired,” said media spokeswoman Jolanda Egger. She also says: The use is related to the Violent crime in Lengnau confessed.
In the municipality of Bern, on the border with the canton of Solothurn, the police found a lifeless man in an apartment block on Wednesday morning. The investigation revealed that it was apparently a murder crime.
Police launched a call for witnesses on Thursday morning and announced that they would continue full investigations into the perpetrator. Obviously, the chase led to Biel. When a suspect was arrested at Waffengasse, a service weapon was used, according to Egger.
The shots heard by neighbors and bystanders came from emergency services and, according to current information, there was no exchange of shots. The captured person was reportedly injured and taken to hospital.
Several hours after the incident, the police were still closing off the area between Bahnhofstrasse, Zentralplatz and Unterer Quai, and regular flashes indicated that the forensic investigation was in sight.
