First details known
First details of large-scale night-time operation in Vienna
One day after the large-scale night-time operation in Vienna-Brigittenau, in which a suspect aimed a long gun at police officers and was shot dead shortly afterwards, the police have now released the first details about the course of events and the murder weapon.
On Thursday evening, numerous residents alerted the emergency services after discovering a man armed with a knife on the street in the area of Kapaunplatz. When the police arrived, the man fled to his apartment on the third floor - krone.at reported.
The police officers then tried to make contact with the suspect. He suddenly pulled open the door and threatened with a long gun for the first time. At this point, the officers fired the first shots. The man fled back into the apartment.
From the balcony, he may then have discovered other Cobra officers in the courtyard, says police spokesman Matthias Schuster. He then turned his gun on the officers again, who then fired more shots. According to the police, one of the shots probably hit the man.
Fatal shot came from outside
Seriously injured, the suspect took cover again. Officers from EKO Cobra then stormed the apartment and found the suspect lifeless. An emergency doctor was only able to determine his death. The police assume that the shot fired towards the balcony was fatal. The legally possessed firearm, a suspected replica of an AK47, was found on site and recovered.
Residents evacuated
Suspected explosives were also found during the house search, as a result of which all neighboring apartments and their residents had to be evacuated. Those apartments that were not opened after several knocks were opened by the Vienna Fire Brigade. A short time later, it was possible to rule out any specific danger from explosives.
Autopsy ordered
The identity and motive of the suspect are still unclear. However, the police suspect that he is a 39-year-old Austrian citizen. An autopsy has been ordered to determine whether the gunman was impaired by alcohol and drugs. It is also unclear how many shots were actually fired.
Officers from Wega, Cobra, the riot unit and the service dog unit were on site during the large-scale operation.
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