19-year-old in Berlin-Charlottenburg shot when dealing!

19-year-old in Berlin-Charlottenburg shot when dealing!

on the night of Saturday, Berlin-Charlottenburg experienced a worrying incident that lets the population startle. A 19-year-old was shot into the leg out of the blue on Olivaer Platz and is seriously injured in the hospital. The incident occurred when the young man was traveling with his 16-year-old friend. A six to eight-member group of people addressed the two, with a stranger pretending to know the two. When the 19-year-old denied this and turned over, the stranger pulled out a pistol and shot into his leg unexpectedly. The group then fled, while witnesses immediately alerted the police and fire brigade to help quickly.

After the intake to the hospital, surgery and inpatient treatment quickly, however, does not exist, according to the police. There is only limited information from the shooter: it should have short hair. The police's investigation is already underway, with the exact background of the incident still unclear. Information can be given to any police station to possibly get to the perpetrators, reports Alarming trends in Berlin

The incident is unfortunately not an isolated case, because crime with firearms in Berlin is increasing. As Berliner Kurier was registered until August 2024, 24 of which took place with sharp ammunition. For the police, bypassing with weapons is increasingly normalized, which is also evident in the number of operations. In many cases, the police themselves had to reach for the weapon. In the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district alone there was nine changes of shooting, which underlines the danger of this zone.

Not only dangerous situations like in the current case cause the alarm and excitement. An increase in acts of violence and threats can be observed. There were already 175 threats of firearms in the current year, which is a worrying increase compared to 146 threats in the previous year. Claust structures could be behind some of the violent incidents.

rising gun ownership

A look at the numbers illustrates the trend: According to the Federal Administrative Office increases steadily in Berlin. In the first quarter of 2025, the number of private weapons owners was 931,395, while 934,211 owners were registered the previous year. The development suggests that the inhibition threshold of using a weapon continues to lower.

A well -planned need for action seems necessary to make the growing gun power too strong. The green politician Vasili Franco already expressed concern about the increased spread of semi-automatic and fully automatic weapons and has called for a reform of weapons right. In view of the increasing number of shooting threats and real shots in the city, it is undoubtedly a point that is at the top of the agenda of politics.