Young person sprays irritant gas in Rheinfelden supermarket – police are investigating!

On Friday, January 12, 2025, there was an incident in a supermarket in Rheinfelden, in the Lörrach district, in which a teenager sprayed pepper spray. The incident occurred after the group of young people had previously been expelled from the market. As a result of the use of the irritant gas, several employees and customers suffered respiratory irritation, which was, however, classified as minor.

The police were alerted and were able to catch the suspected perpetrator in a nearby pedestrian zone after a short foot pursuit. The exact number of people injured by the sprayed gas is currently unclear and investigations are ongoing. This was done by tagesschau.de reported.

Additional incident details

Already on January 10, 2025, around 1:45 p.m., a similar incident was reported in another supermarket on Karl-Fürstenberg-Straße, Rheinfelden (Baden). A teenager had sprayed irritants there with an animal repellent spray. Here, too, several employees and customers reported respiratory irritation. After the incident, the group initially left on foot. The alerted police forces were able to find some of the young people in the pedestrian zone and the main perpetrator was identified. The Rheinfelden police have asked for help and are in contact with other victims who were in the supermarket at the time of the crime presseportal.de is reported.