Armed attack on supermarket in Nuremberg: Police are looking for witnesses!

Armed attack on supermarket in Nuremberg: Police are looking for witnesses!

On Wednesday evening, June 4, 2025, there was an armed raid in Nuremberg on a supermarket in the St. Jobst district. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. in the outer Sulzbacher Straße when a masked man threatened the cashier with a gun and demanded cash. Courageous customers reacted immediately to the threat and were able to prevent the perpetrator from escaping prey. The man, whose identity and whereabouts are still unknown to this day, fled in an unknown direction. The police have initiated a comprehensive search that has so far been unsuccessful.

According to the police reports, the perpetrator is a male, approx. 1.70 meter tall man who is about 30 years old and slim. He was dressed in a black hoodie with a zipper at the time of the crime. The police urgently warns that the man may continue to be armed and asks all citizens to choose the police call 110 immediately in the event of a sighting. In particular, witnesses are also sought, including a male witness who came to the aid of the cashier and has moved away before the police arrived.
t-online.de reports that information is given to the crime service Middle Franconia on 0911 2112-3333 can.

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The alarmed police units, including the police inspections in Nuremberg-Ost and Nuremberg-Mitte as well as the Ansbach deployment train and the Bavarian riot police, carried out immediate investigations after the incident. The first criminal police measures and the securing of evidence were initiated by the Middle Franconia criminal service. Despite these extensive measures, the perpetrator has so far remained at large. In view of the current threat situation, the request for help is particularly important.

The development of crime in Germany also shows that such incidents give citizens a feeling of uncertainty. According to the police crime statistics (PKS), Germany recorded a decline in registered crimes by 1.7 % in 2024 to around 5.84 million. However, there is a worrying increase in crimes that affect people's feeling of security. The PKS only records the crimes known and edited by the police, which means that many far -reaching crime issues remain in the dark field. Nevertheless, thefts and property offenses are still the most common crimes in Germany.
Statista provides interesting statistics and background to the crime development and their influence on society.

In this context, the current events in Nuremberg are another alarming indication of the need for increased security measures and improved cooperation between the police and the population to prevent such crimes in the future.