Attack in Berlin: Armenian migrant (29) ran his car into a group of people and killed a teacher - A confession letter was found
In the shop window of a Douglas branch, in the immediate vicinity of the Europacenter, there is still the car with which a man (29) drove into a crowd in the morning - among them a group of schoolchildren from Hesse.
According to BZ information, a letter of confession was found in the car. The car is now being examined by specialists.
The motive is still unclear, but there is said to be no political motivation. According to BZ information, investigators are assuming it was a shooting, but not a terrorist attack. An investigator to BZ: "Definitely not an accident – a gunman, an ice-cold killer."
Indicators that would speak for an intentional act would now be compared, among other things, with the evidence and witness statements, said police spokesman Thilo Cablitz at noon. "But I don't want to speculate," he said, referring to the distance between the two accident sites.
According to BZ information, the German-Armenian, who lives in Berlin, is known to the police - it's about property crimes. He was traveling in a car owned by his older sister.
Man ran his car 200 meters above the Tauentzienstraße
The 29-year-old had driven a Renault onto the sidewalk of Ku'damm at the corner of Ku'damm and Rankestrasse at around 10:26 a.m. The German-Armenian then drove back to the crossroads and continued east on Tauentzienstraße for almost 200 meters.
Shortly before the corner of Marburger Strasse, he steered the car off the road onto the sidewalk again, touched another car, crossed Marburger Strasse and ended up in the window of the local Douglas branch.
A teacher was caught and fatally injured, six people are still in mortal danger, many others are seriously injured. According to BZ information, a pregnant woman with a broken hip is said to be among the victims.
The 29-year-old had driven a Renault onto the sidewalk of Ku'damm at the corner of Ku'damm and Rankestrasse at around 10:26 a.m. The German-Armenian then drove back to the crossroads and continued east on Tauentzienstraße for almost 200 meters.
Shortly before the corner of Marburger Strasse, he steered the car off the road onto the sidewalk again, touched another car, crossed Marburger Strasse and ended up in the window of the local Douglas branch.
A teacher was caught and fatally injured, six people are still in mortal danger, many others are seriously injured. According to BZ information, a pregnant woman with a broken hip is said to be among the victims.
Passers-by arrested the perpetrators
The driver initially ran away, passersby held him and handed him over to the police.
An eyewitness to BZ: "Suddenly blue lights were everywhere. The man was surrounded by a crowd of police officers. He came out of a side street off Douglas with the officers who were holding him and was given medical attention first. After that they took him away. He seemed motionless. Had himself arrested without further ado.”
The driver initially ran away, passersby held him and handed him over to the police.
An eyewitness to BZ: "Suddenly blue lights were everywhere. The man was surrounded by a crowd of police officers. He came out of a side street off Douglas with the officers who were holding him and was given medical attention first. After that they took him away. He seemed motionless. Had himself arrested without further ado.”
According to the police, 130 forces were deployed at times. Several heavily armed police officers secured the area. In addition, investigators from the LKA, BKA and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution are on site. The entire area is cordoned off.
In addition to the rescue helicopter, a police helicopter was also deployed. The investigators want to get an overall picture of the situation on site, as a police spokesman said on Wednesday afternoon.
The police asked witnesses via Twitter to send information and photos/videos to the information portal.
Worship in the evening
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his dismay. "My thoughts are with the seriously and very seriously injured, with the fatality," he said on Wednesday. “And they are with those who had to experience terrible things. My deepest sympathy goes to them, all their relatives and survivors.”
A memorial service is planned for Wednesday evening in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The devotional at 7 p.m. will be organized by General Superintendent Ulrike Trautwein and the pastor of the Memorial Church, Kathrin Oxen, as the church announced in advance.
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his dismay. "My thoughts are with the seriously and very seriously injured, with the fatality," he said on Wednesday. “And they are with those who had to experience terrible things. My deepest sympathy goes to them, all their relatives and survivors.”
A memorial service is planned for Wednesday evening in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The devotional at 7 p.m. will be organized by General Superintendent Ulrike Trautwein and the pastor of the Memorial Church, Kathrin Oxen, as the church announced in advance.
Source: B.Z.
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