Another shot at a restaurant in Cologne-Ostheim
Quick Look
- A bar was shot at in the Ostheim district of Cologne.
- One person in the building was uninjured.
- The police are looking for two fugitive men and are examining connections to a similar incident in Cologne's southern part of the city last Monday.
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Why It Matters
There were already shots fired at a café in Cologne's southern part of the city on Monday, but no one was injured.
There were shots again at a restaurant in Cologne: a bar in the Ostheim district was hit. One person was in the bar during this time, but remained uninjured, as the police announced at the request of the German Press Agency. WDR had previously reported on it. According to the report, it is a Turkish bar.
The police are currently searching for two men believed to be involved. Both are said to have fled in a dark small car towards Vingst. Around 7 a.m., residents observed a man who is said to have fired several shots at the bar.
He then got into the waiting getaway car as a passenger. “A murder squad has now begun investigations and is intensively examining connections to previous shots fired,” the police announced at midday.
There had already been shots fired at a café in Cologne's southern part of the city on Monday. According to police, there were no injuries or deaths and the café was empty at the time.
Open Questions
- Is there a direct connection between the two shooting incidents?
- What is the motive for the shooting at the bar?
