In Saarland, a police officer was fatally wounded in a shootout following an armed robbery at a gas station. According to the Saarland State Police Department, officers pursued the perpetrator on foot after the robbery at an Aral gas station in Völklingen on Thursday evening, which led to a scuffle. According to the current state of the investigation, the perpetrator snatched an officer's service weapon and shot a police officer, who later succumbed to his injuries.
According to police reports, the perpetrator fired several shots at a police officer with the service weapon. The perpetrator was also hit during the exchange of fire, according to reports. He initially fled but was eventually arrested, police said. He was taken to a hospital. The police officer, who was critically injured, died of his injuries shortly after the exchange of fire, according to reports.
As reported by the “Bild” newspaper, the perpetrator was armed with a knife during the robbery at the gas station. He was masked and is said to have stolen items from the gas station, the newspaper reported.
Saarland Interior Minister Rheinhold Jost said he mourned “our young colleague who lost his life in Völklingen while working to keep us safe” and expressed his sympathy to his family, friends, and colleagues. At the same time, he promised a thorough investigation of the incident.
Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) said he was “horrified and shocked by the brutal act of violence in Völklingen.” A young police officer had been “torn from life” while on duty. “We are united in deep mourning with his relatives, friends, and colleagues. My prayers are with the family of the deceased,” Dobrindt said, according to the Interior Ministry.
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