Three arrests after breaking into a gun shop in Innsbruck

After a break-in at a weapons store in Austria and a large-scale manhunt in southern Upper Bavaria, the police arrested three suspects and seized a number of rifles. The officers initially arrested two men aged 30 and 34. Another suspect was later arrested, but according to the police, his age could not initially be determined.

In addition, “a large number of long weapons” were seized, said the Upper Bavaria South Police Headquarters. A police spokesman did not want to give details. The operation is still continuing, he said. It cannot be ruled out that there are other perpetrators who are still on the run with loot. Where and under what circumstances the three suspected perpetrators were arrested remained unclear for tactical reasons.

The perpetrators are said to have entered the arms shop in Innsbruck, Austria, around 6 a.m. this morning. According to initial findings, the suspects then fled across the border into Germany in a stolen car. “The suspects had an accident in their car in the Mittenwald area and continued their escape on foot,” said the police.

A large-scale operation with numerous investigators and a police helicopter then began in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district. The Federal Police, State Criminal Police Office and special units were also involved.

The police explicitly warned the population not to pick up hitchhikers or approach suspects. “According to the current state of knowledge, it cannot be ruled out that the previously unknown perpetrators are armed,” said the Presidium. Information should be reported via emergency call or to the nearest police station.