In Berlin’s multicultural Wedding neighborhood, violence broke out over the weekend from Saturday into Sunday, with one large-scale brawl leading to a murder.
There were three separate incidents near Gesundbrunnen, but police believe the incidents could all be connected. The incidents produced one murder, a shooting, and a stabbing attack.
At 8:00 p.m. there were several shots fired at Prinzenallee, with an unknown perpetrator firing several times, who struck a man in his legs. The victim suffered serious injuries and was transported to the hospital for emergency surgery, according to Welt newspaper.
An hour later, a 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, 40 to 60 people began brawling in the street as Bastianstrasse, when one man suffered life-threatening stab wounds and was transported to the hospital, where he died shortly afterward. Police believe that the fight began people who did not know each other beforehand.
These are apparently members of certain criminal circles,” a police spokesperson said about the incidents.
“Young men in particular carry knives everywhere these days because they are prepared to use them and thus seriously injure or kill others,” Stephan Weh, Berlin state chairman of the German Police Union (GdP), warned. “The fact that knives are repeatedly used as an extension of the arm in group confrontations is a development that has grown over the years, and the rule of law must finally set a clear and transparent limit for everyone.”
“Germany is no longer a safe country… The migration crisis is first and foremost a crime crisis.”
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Police secured the area and a homicide unit has taken over the investigation.
A police spokesperson said: “We are currently investigating a connection between the two incidents.”
Berlin police are asking for witnesses to come forrward.
Two hours later, at 11:00 p.m., a man with multiple stab wounds was discovered by police at Brunnenstrasse, who was then transported to the hospital for surgery. The attacker had already fled the scene.
Reports indicate the man was walking with his girlfriend near Humboldthain Par when he was attacked, but police are working to clarify the circumstances of the stabbing.
Wedding is known as a hotbed for crime and violence.
Two weeks ago, a 29-year-old German-Turkish man was stabbed by a 37-year-old Cameroonian migrant with a knife right near Gesundbrunnen during an argument, resulting in a death of the victim.
The two were apparently arguing over a parking spot. After the murder, friends and family of the victim clashed with police at the scene.
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