- In Dortmund, a man barricaded himself in an apartment in the Höchsten district and took his three daughters hostage.
- He is said to have previously rioted in a restaurant and shot a police officer while escaping.
- After hours of negotiations, the man surrendered to the police that night.
Hours of night-time fear in Dortmund: After a man shot at police officers and then barricaded himself in his apartment with his children, the 51-year-old surrendered on Wednesday morning. The man came out of the house, a police spokesman told the AFP news agency. The three underage girls were found unharmed in the apartment. You are doing well under the circumstances. According to the “Bild” newspaper, the man is a Serbian citizen.
According to their own information, the police were called by a woman to a residential and commercial building in the Höchsten district on Tuesday evening around 7:15 p.m. When the emergency services arrived, the 51-year-old suspect fired a shot, probably with a small-caliber pistol. A projectile hit the protective vest of a police officer and he was slightly injured.
Task after “very long” conversations
The man then retreated into the apartment and barricaded himself there with his three daughters. The police were on site with a large contingent, cordoned off the residential and commercial building and called in special forces. An armored SEK vehicle also arrived during the night while negotiating teams made contact with the man. According to media reports, he is said to have been in contact with his parents during the hostage-taking.
After “very long” conversations, the 51-year-old left the apartment at around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the police spokesman said. The man was arrested. The pistol with which he is said to have shot at the police officers was seized.
The three children were found unharmed in the apartment and then handed over to the custody of the authorities. Her mother also stayed on site during the operation and was looked after. The background to the crime is still unclear.
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