Shots in the Upper Palatinate: One dead during routine weapons check - house surrounded

One person was killed on Thursday during a routine weapons check by two employees of the Neumarkt district office in Upper Palatinate. The police reported this on their WhatsApp channel. There had previously been talk of two seriously injured people. The suspected shooter was still in the apartment building and had retreated, the police said. He is not one of the seriously injured. Special forces were deployed and surrounded the building.

Officers continued to ask people in the area on Thursday afternoon not to leave their homes or avoid the area, a local police spokesman said.

It was said that several emergency calls were received by the police and rescue workers around 2 p.m. because of the sounds of gunshots. The Berngau area is cordoned off over a large area. “We also have our police helicopter in the airspace to support the forces.”