Shots on parked car in Heilbronn - police are looking for perpetrators!

Shots on parked car in Heilbronn - police are looking for perpetrators!

A shocking incident occurred in Heilbronn on Sunday when a shot was fired on a parked car. The projectile broke through the driver's disc of the car, but fortunately nobody was injured. A 37-year-old man who was just near the vehicle and wanted to load a car for a car dealership escaped the accident. The background of the incident remains unclear, and the police are currently looking for the perpetrator, such as bnn.de

In the past few weeks, reports on the abuse of softair and shotgun weapons are also increasing in public. There are no connections between the individual incidents, but the police in Heilbronn observe an increasing number of violations of the weapons law. For example, there was a threat of a driver by a 27-year-old with a softair pistol, How echo24.de reported.

Current situation of arms crime

Examples of the handling of softair weapons are numerous, and since the beginning of the year, the number of cases in the Heilbronn City Circle has been in the “low double-digit range”. While the police point out that Softair pistols cannot fire balls, but only work with space cartridges, many citizens are concerned about safety in their residential areas. A police operation had to take place in October, when a 34-year-old with a replica of a machine gun attracted the attention of the special use command.

The reports about weapon offenses are not only a topic locally. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), a total of 35,799 violations of the Weapons Act were registered in 2023. It is interesting that the clarification rate for these violations is an impressive 92.1 %, as can be experienced on the BKA website. The BKA is not only responsible for national law enforcement, but also actively in international exchange about weapons crime, including the illegal production of firearms and their trade.

missing security problem?

Although the police speaks of an increase in reports on weapons offenses, she emphasizes that there is no general increase in violations of the Weapons Act in Heilbronn. According to surveys, the feeling of security of the citizens in the region is still high. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen how the investigation into the shot will be on the parked car and whether further such incidents can be observed in the region.