Change of shooting at border: man fatally injured at the police campaign

Change of shooting at border: man fatally injured at the police campaign

On Friday afternoon, the Czech Republic in Schirnding, district of Wunsiedel, occurred a tragic incident. During a control of the federal police, a man was fatally injured after first trying to escape control. According to Tagesspiegel ran on foot after the officers wanted to stop his car. In the subsequent argument, the man shot the police officers, who then returned the fire. The man succumbed to his injuries despite unsuccessful resuscitation measures.

The police officers remained unharmed. The exact reasons for the control of the man are previously unknown, and no information about the identity of the deceased has been published. The criminal police Hof and the public prosecutor have taken over the investigation to clarify the background of the incident, as well as the

increased border controls in Germany

This incident takes place against the background of increased border controls in Germany, which have been carried out to combat unauthorized entry since the beginning of last week. In the first week of controls, 898 unauthorized entry was found at all German internal borders, with 540 people being rejected. The federal police also pursue open arrest warrants in these controls and has found drug finds and violations of weapons law in various areas, as Tagesschau reported.

The controls not only affect the border crossings to the Czech Republic, but are also carried out at the borders to the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Professional commuters report waiting times of up to 25 minutes, but there are no noteworthy restrictions on goods traffic. The controls are randomly and require the support of other units, since the border service agencies of the federal police are not only able to cope with these tasks.

The current measure is registered until March 2025, whereby a decision on a possible extension in February is to be made. The case in Schirnding could further heat the debate about border controls and their effects on security and asylum policy, since extensive rejections are also required within the Union faction in the Bundestag, themselves from asylum seekers.