A man who thrust a car into a group of people in Mannheim, Germany on Monday, killing two people, began an investigation into a double murder and multiple murder attempt. At a press conference on Monday evening, the local prosecutor Romeo Schüssler said this, DPA reported.
According to him, the offender has several records in the criminal register. He served a short prison sentence for the attack more than ten years ago, and he has a record under the influence of alcohol. In 2018, he was fined for incitement to hate, which he committed by publishing such a comment on Facebook.
According to the findings so far, the perpetrator is a 40-year-old German citizen from Ludwigshafen, who is a gardener. Mannheim police chief Ulrika Schäfer said he had intentionally thrown into the group of people. There are indications that A man suffers from a mental illness, Therefore, investigators focus on this aspect, Schüssler said.
Director of the Land Criminal Office (LKA) in Baden-Württemberg Andreas Stenger confirmed media information that A man was shot into his mouth with a gas gun. His condition is stabilized, but he cannot testify yet.
The perpetrator’s car was found by the police within twelve minutes of reporting the case. A 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man died in the incident, and eleven people have suffered injuries, some of them seriously. Investigators do not assume that his act has a political motive.
