AI-generated summary
In recent weeks there have been several shooting incidents in Cologne and the surrounding area, including injuries in Mülheim and shots at shops in the city center and at a single-family home in Erftstadt.
A 37-year-old was seriously injured by a shot in the leg in a fight involving at least ten people in Cologne. The police are looking for several suspicious men who are said to have fled in a car towards Autobahn 57, as the public prosecutor and police announced.
Witnesses reported a major fight between several men in the Ossendorf district via the emergency call on Saturday afternoon around 2:50 p.m. It therefore took place behind accommodation for fitters. According to the information, at least one shot was fired and then men drove away in vehicles. The first patrol teams met the injured man and witnesses on site. The 37-year-old was taken to hospital and stayed there for the time being.
About 30 meters from the crime scene, emergency services seized a car that the suspected perpetrators are said to have left behind. A forensic investigation is underway. It is still unclear why the altercation occurred. The investigators are investigating the suspicion of dangerous bodily harm. As a precaution, a murder squad was set up.
More frequent incidents of shooting in Cologne
Shots have been fired several times in Cologne and the surrounding area in recent weeks. At the beginning of August, four people were injured by gunshots and stab wounds after an argument on the street in the Mülheim district. The investigators investigated indications that a dispute between two families could have been the trigger.
At the end of August, a 41-year-old was injured by multiple gunshots in Mülheim, and a 28-year-old suspect was arrested shortly afterwards. In addition, shops in Cologne city center were shot at several times, including a watch shop and a jewelry shop. After shots were fired at a single-family home in Erftstadt near Cologne, the police are investigating possible connections with other shots in Cologne.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The homicide squad will begin investigating the incident and examine possible connections to previous shooting cases in Cologne.
Likely · Within weeks
The forensic examination of the seized vehicle will provide clues to the identity of the perpetrators.
Possible · Within days
The trial of former FBI chief James Comey over an alleged threat against US President Donald Trump through an Instagram post with seashells showing the numbers '86 47' has been postponed again until February 2027. Judge Louise Flanagan accepted a request from the defense as several motions remain to be decided, including a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Comey denied making a threat of violence and said he simply saw a political message in the shell formation.
A 58-year-old man died in a traffic accident with a tram in Cologne. According to the police, he ended up in front of the train while making a U-turn on Siegburger Straße. First responders and emergency services were unable to save him. The tram driver suffered a shock.
After the fatal fall of a 22-year-old worker during lighting work, the Colosseum in Rome has reopened to tourists. The public prosecutor's office is investigating manslaughter, while unions are calling for stricter safety controls.

The police in Saxony-Anhalt are warning of an internet trend in which people in cat costumes chase or scare others. After sightings in Coswig and Zerbst, the authorities are investigating threats and coercion. The trend is based on a viral meme.
Students from ReBBZ in Hamburg-Harburg are protesting against the Abrigado drug help facility. The reason is escalating incidents of violence and shootings in the immediate vicinity of the school, which repeatedly required police intervention.
In Delmenhorst, a 25-year-old was found with fatal cuts. A few hours later, a 13-year-old was taken to hospital with similar injuries. The police are investigating both cases, but currently see no connection.