Weapon on the snack bar: Lower Austrians threatens guests and flees!

In a scandalous incident in Mistelbach, Lower Austria, a 35-year-old man was arrested after threatening other guests of a snack stand on December 30, 2024. The dispute broke out after the man felt offended in his honor. He got home, took a fist firearm and returned to intimidate those present, as the police reported.

When he was involved in a dispute again, he pulled the gun and focused on a 27 and a 29-year-old. A 28-year-old witness was initially able to snatch the weapon, but the accused took over again and fled on foot, according to the reporting of 5min.at. After the incident, the police were alerted and officials of several inspections were able to arrest the suspects within a short time.

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The search quickly led to success, but the police could not find a weapon during the first search. She searched along the escape route and finally found the unloaded and unsecured fist firearm in a rainwater canal. When checking, it turned out that there was an existing ban on weapons against the man. He was brought to the Korneuburg judge by the Korneuburg public prosecutor's office, as ORF reported.