Death trip in Mannheim: Two dead and eleven injured - what is behind it?

Death trip in Mannheim: Two dead and eleven injured - what is behind it?

After a terrible incident in Mannheim, in which a 40-year-old German man from Ludwigshafen drove through the pedestrian zone at high speed, an arrest warrant was enacted due to two murder and multiple attempts. In this fatal act, which took place on Rose Monday, an 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man were killed, while eleven other people, five of them seriously, suffered injuries. The Mannheim public prosecutor said that the man did not provide any information about his motif, which made the investigation difficult. According to OE24 there was no indication that a political motive was available, although the suspect was in advance.

The situation escalated when the suspect is said to have tried to take his own life with a shock pistol after the incident. He was initially taken to a hospital and then taken into police custody. A piece of paper that was found in the perpetrator's vehicle is also worrying. This was read on notes and sketches, including mathematical calculations about speed and words such as "stopping". According to Express.de , it could be crucial for further investigations in order to find out more about the background of the crime. The investigators have found indications of a possible mental illness of the perpetrator, which led to the assumption that he may be in a mental state of emergency.

The suspect's apartment was searched to secure further evidence, but so far the search seems to have proven to be unsuccessful. The man who raced through the city with a small car and wiped out human life is known as several criminal records, but there is no precise information about his current psychological conditions. The city of Mannheim has shaken its sudden violence, and an ecumenical prayer is held for Tuesday evening in the City Church of Concordia to commemorate the victim and pray for the injured.