Man with a gun in the supermarket: SEK operation in Ingolstadt!

Man with a gun in the supermarket: SEK operation in Ingolstadt!

A 43-year-old man caused considerable police action in Ingolstadt and Würzburg on December 8, 2024 when he appeared in public with a deceptively real weapon. In the afternoon, a passer-by noticed the man carrying a pistol in a supermarket parking lot in Ingolstadt and then alerted the police. During a large-scale operation, the man was ultimately arrested in his apartment, where the alleged weapon was seized. The police determined that the weapon was a sham weapon, but this did not make the situation any less serious, as an investigation was initiated for disturbing the public peace and violating the gun law, as Pfaffenhofen Today reported.

Different scenarios, similar consequences

On the same day in Würzburg, a 43-year-old created an extremely threatening scenario. There he pointed a toy gun at a 52-year-old woman on Barbarossaplatz around 2:30 p.m. He was heavily intoxicated and had pulled the pistol out of his backpack. The woman, shocked by the threat, called the police, who quickly arrived on the scene with several patrol cars and arrested him. The situation was recorded by video surveillance, which ultimately led to the arrest and the ordering of pre-trial detention on the basis of strong suspicion of threats Würzburg life.