Police operation in Lauterach: Mann with a shotgun arrested!

Police operation in Lauterach: Mann with a shotgun arrested!

Lauterach, Österreich - On Wednesday evening, a significant police operation occurred in Lauterach, Vorarlberg. A 31-year-old man moved along the main road with a shotgun and tried to stop passing cars. Passers -by noticed the threatening situation and immediately alerted the police around 6 p.m., as they had the impression that it was a real handgun. The officials reacted quickly and secured the streets while initiating a search to find the potential perpetrator.

The suspect was found quickly near the crime scene. During the subsequent search, it turned out that the weapon was a shotgun that was hidden in his brother's oven. The man had pulled the gun out of the waistband, repeted it and specifically on a car driving away, but did not give a shot. After consulting the Feldkirch public prosecutor, the 31-year-old was brought to the Feldkirch judge on Thursday. It is stressful for him that he is displayed due to a dangerous threat and an existing weapon ban. An alkotest carried out resulted in a value of 0.9 mg/l, which indicates a possible influence by alcohol. [Krone] reports that the situation triggered great concern in the community.

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