Shock in Vienna: Man killed with an ax – police in large-scale operation!

Shock in Vienna: Man killed with an ax – police in large-scale operation!

Major alarm in Vienna: On Monday afternoon the police were called to a frightening incident in the Sonnwendviertel. There was a fatal ax attack on the Bloch-Bauer Promenade. A horrified eyewitness reported: “It seems like something worse has happened!” He should be right. Shortly afterwards, the alleged perpetrator turned himself in to the police in Upper Austria and stated that there was a dead person in his apartment. When the WEGA special unit forcibly opened the apartment, the officers found the terrible result: the victim had an ax in his head, which kicked the investigation into high gear. The identity of the man killed remains unclear at the moment, but forensics were on site and extensive investigations are underway today.at reported.

But it wasn't just this bloody incident that caused excitement in Vienna. Another incident attracted the attention of police forces. In Fuhrmanngasse behind the parliament, a 63-year-old Viennese had apparently been conducting target practice with a weapon in his private courtyard. This led to the immediate deployment of several police patrols and officers from the Wega special unit. Fuhrmanngasse and the adjacent Josefstädter Straße were temporarily closed. The man stated that he was acting within the legal framework because he was on private property. Nevertheless, several firearms were seized and a provisional weapons ban was issued against him orf.at reported.

The two incidents once again bring the worrying crime in Vienna into the public eye. As the investigation into the ax murder case progresses, the question remains as to what additional security measures are necessary to protect citizens. The disturbing frequency of such incidents is causing concern among the city's residents.