Amo ride with excavator: Police shoot after destruction tour in BW!

Amo ride with excavator: Police shoot after destruction tour in BW!

Grünsfeld, Deutschland - On New Year's Eve 2022, a 38-year-old drove in Baden-Württemberg with an excavator Amok. The public prosecutor's office in Mosbach has now published the man's motif. Accordingly, he probably wanted to damage the owner of his former construction company. Just three days before the crime, the man presented himself to the police in Suhl, Thuringia, because of various crimes, including thefts and drug offenses, and stated that he wanted to "make a pure table". He also issued a power of attorney for his separated wife two days before the crime.

The 38-year-old let himself be driven to Baden-Württemberg and went to the site of his former construction company, where there was a ban on entering him. There he brought an excavator into his violence and damaged numerous vehicles from the construction company before leaving the site. When fleeing, he destroyed several police cars with the excavator shovel when the police tried to stop him. His property damage finally led him to a car dealership in Tauberbischofsheim, where he also caused considerable damage.

police stops amok driver

When the man added the police with the excavator, the officers saw themselves forced to stop him with a shot. However, resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful, and the 38-year-old died of the injuries. Police President Frank Spitzmüller described the deployment as "extremely challenging and highly dynamic". Three police officers were slightly injured in the incidents. The State Criminal Police Office in Baden-Württemberg is now investigating the fire-fighting use of the police.

The background and the motif of the man are still being examined. So far it is unclear whether he was employed by the construction company and there is no indication of a political background. There are also uncertainties regarding a possible mental illness. The police have launched a large -scale investigation and is looking for witnesses who can provide videos of destruction.

The damage caused by the amocray is still unknown, but it should be considerable. The investigators, for example, of the BR are actively looking for further information and information. The population was not endangered. The incident is reminiscent of similar events in Germany in which vehicles were used as weapons.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien