Armed attack in Hamburg: 2 Turkish citizens lost their lives
Hamburg's St. 2 people died and 1 person was injured in an armed attack at a workplace complex in the St. Pauli district.
Quick Look
- In the armed attack that took place in Hamburg, Germany, on September 1, 2 Turkish citizens lost their lives and 1 person was injured.
- Police are investigating whether the incident is linked to organized crime.
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Why It Matters
There had previously been a grenade attack in the building where the attack took place on June 26, and an incident targeting İsmail Özen took place in July.
St. of Hamburg, Germany. An armed attack took place on September 1 at a workplace complex on Lagerstrasse Street opposite the Hamburg International Fair Center in the St. Pauli district.
A large number of police and medical teams were dispatched to the area after the surrounding people reported hearing gunshots repeatedly. Police teams found a 47-year-old man seriously injured, shot in the parking lot. Despite the intervention of medical teams, the injured person died. During the search of the building, a second 33-year-old man was found dead, shot in the head. German media suggested that the deceased had a gun near him or in his hand, but this information was not officially confirmed by the Hamburg Public Prosecutor's Office. It was learned that the 2 people who lost their lives were Turkish citizens.
In the incident, a 48-year-old Turkish citizen was also injured by a bullet that grazed his head. It was reported that the injured person left the scene with his own means and was admitted to Hamburg University Hospital UKE and that his life was not in danger. German media reported that a group of 8 to 10 partially masked people entered the workplace complex before the attack, and gunshots were heard a short time later. Police examined weapons, ammunition and some vehicles at the scene. The investigation is carried out by the Hamburg Homicide Unit (LKA 41) and the Organized Crime Unit together with the Hamburg Prosecutor's Office.
The workplace complex at Lagerstrasse 11, where the attack took place, also includes the boxing club of former professional boxer and owner of Universum Boxing, İsmail Özen. In his statement through his lawyer, Özen stated that the incident was not related to him, that the attack did not take place in areas belonging to his companies, and that he did not know the people who lost their lives. The fact that a hand grenade was thrown into the same workplace complex on the night of June 26 and that an insulting sign targeting Özen was removed by the police near Elbbrücken in July attracted attention. Police have not released any evidence linking these incidents to the latest attack.
Open Questions
- What is the motivation behind the attack?
- What is the source of the gun in the hands of the dead people?
- Have the attackers been identified?
