Murder series at Frankfurt Central Station: Further arrests confirmed!

Murder series at Frankfurt Central Station: Further arrests confirmed!

The murder investigations after the fatal shooting attack at Frankfurt Central Station in August 2022 take a new turn. As FAZ.NET were recorded in a close family relationship to the alleged shooter. In the crime, a 27-year-old man was killed in the head with several shots, while the alleged shooter, a 55-year-old man, was already in custody.

The new suspects are a 33-year-old German citizen who is said to have coordinated the crime in the background, as well as two 28-year-old men, a Turkish citizen who may want to stage an attack in the main train station in Mainz, and a German citizen who is said to have made plans to kill the victim before the act. Arrest warrants against the suspects were obtained, and their apartments in Lahr and Breisach, Baden-Württemberg, were searched.

perpetrator and motif

The background of the crime is shaped by a feud within a German-Turkish family: the 27-year-old's killing was made in response to a previous bloody deed in Turkey. This context indicates the explosive family conflicts that lead to violence again and again in this region.

uniform tactics in the fight against violent crime

The discussion about security measures, especially in public locations such as main train stations, is also heated up by these incidents. According to information from Statista.com , violent crimes are always perceived as one of the most concerned forms of crime, even if they make up less than 4% of all police crimes. However, it is the perception of danger that affects people's feeling of security.

The number of violent crimes rose to around 217,000 in 2024, the highest number since 2007. Experts attribute this increase to social and economic uncertainties, among other things, and warn of the continued consequences of Corona pandemic, which also resulted in psychological stress for many people.

Overall, the situation at the Frankfurt main station not only shows the individual tragedy of a family, but also the challenges that society must master in dealing with violent crime. The further investigations in the case of murder will continue to be pursued with great public interest.