The police in the south-west have seen no other means than the shot from the service pistol in some cases in recent times. Most recent case: Weinheim. The man who was shot there is still being treated as an inpatient.
Weinheim (dpa / lsw) – The 34-year-old shot by a police officer near a playground in Weinheim (Rhein-Neckar district) is still in the hospital. He was hit by a shot in the upper body, the police said on Wednesday. In Monday’s incident, when police were called over a dispute between two men, one of the officers fired a shot. One of the opponents was hit. It was still unclear on Wednesday what the argument was about.
At the time, there were about ten adults and several children on the playground itself. According to the current status, they were not in danger from the operation.
According to previous knowledge, the police wanted to control the men. The 34-year-old is said to have pulled a knife and attacked the officers. They initially used pepper spray, which probably had no effect due to alcohol consumption. A police officer then fired the shot. In cases of police officers using firearms, it is common for the LKA to take over the investigation.
Most recently, an officer shot a 46-year-old during a police operation due to domestic violence in Mosbach (Neckar-Odenwald district). In Hockenheim, a 37-year-old was shot by a police officer because of domestic violence.
A police spokesman spoke of a “certain accumulation” and emphasized: “We are not happy about it.” The use of service weapons is always the last resort.
Officials shot at an opponent a total of eight times in 2021, less frequently than in the two previous years; According to the Ministry of the Interior, a man was shot dead after a domestic dispute in Freudenstadt, and four other people were injured in the same year.
