Deadly shooting on the border: Iranians open fire on the police

Deadly shooting on the border: Iranians open fire on the police

Schirnding, Deutschland - On June 1, 2025, a fatal incident occurred on the Bavarian-Czech border, in which a 47-year-old Iranian was shot by federal police officers. The man had previously opened the fire on the emergency services during a routine check in Schirnding, whereupon the police officers returned the fire and seriously injured the fleeting. Despite the resuscitation measures initiated immediately by the emergency services, the man died of his injuries. Fortunately, the police officers involved were unharmed, so that the security forces worked unaffected. The exact cause of the initial control of the Iraner is currently still unclear, so reports t-online.de.

The late Iranian had been living in the Mannheim area for several years and was on the return trip from a drug procurement trip from the Czech Republic when he got to control. A lot of crystal meth in the low three -digit gram area was ensured when he searched his vehicle. The change of shooting occurred as part of the systematically conducted controls that have been established at all German national borders since September 2024 to restrict irregular migration, so kosmo.at.

background of the border controls

The increased controls on the German borders are part of a comprehensive strategy to combat unauthorized entry. Since the beginning of the systematic border controls, 22,243 unauthorized entry has been found in the first 140 days alone. These numbers not only reflect the increased security measures, but also an increase in surveillance in the course of the current political objective of suppressing irregular migration. A total of 83,572 unauthorized entry were registered throughout 2024, similarly high numbers were recorded in previous years, such as tagesschau.de analyzed.

The latest incidents at the borders, including the deadly shot on the Iranians, raise questions about the methods of border controls and the challenges for the federal police. Investigations by the criminal police in Hof and the public prosecutor's office were initiated after the incident in order to illuminate all aspects of what is happening and to check the processes accordingly.