Another shooting near Cologne: Homicide commission investigates after crime in Erftstadt

There was another shooting in the Cologne area - this time in Erftstadt-Köttingen, around 30 kilometers southwest of the city. As the Cologne police announced, they are looking for two men who are said to have shot at a single-family home early in the morning around 4:45 a.m. According to the statement, emergency services found several bullet holes and recovered cartridge cases.

A parked car and another house were also hit. Witnesses said they observed two men. The public prosecutor's office assesses the crime as an attempted homicide. The police set up a murder squad. The background would be investigated. The police are also examining possible connections with other shots fired in Cologne.

Shops in Cologne city center have been shot at several times in the past few weeks - including a watch shop and a jewelry store.