Two arrests after breaking into a weapons store and a major manhunt in Upper Bavaria

After a break-in at a weapons store and a large-scale manhunt in southern Upper Bavaria, the police have arrested two suspects. Nevertheless, the operation continues, said a spokesman for the Upper Bavaria South police headquarters. “As of now we are looking for several suspects.” However, it is currently unclear exactly how many criminals are still on the run.

“Now we have two people who know something we don’t know,” explained the spokesman. “Of course they will be questioned. The question is whether they will say something.” Where and under what circumstances the two suspected perpetrators were arrested remained unclear for tactical reasons. It also remained unclear whether the burglars were able to make money in the gun shop.

Accident while escaping

They are said to have entered the arms shop in Innsbruck, Austria, around 6 a.m. that morning. According to initial findings, the suspects then fled in a car across the border into Germany. “The suspects had an accident in their car in the Mittenwald area and continued their escape on foot,” said the police.

A large-scale operation with numerous investigators and a police helicopter then began in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district. The police explicitly warned against picking up hitchhikers or approaching suspects. “According to the current state of knowledge, it cannot be ruled out that the previously unknown perpetrators are armed,” said the Presidium. Information should be reported via emergency call or to the nearest police station.