Perpetrator turned himself in
Murder in Knappenberg: man shot dead with a rifle
Murder alert on Friday night in the Carinthian district of St. Veit an der Glan: a 36-year-old man was shot dead with a rifle.
The crime is said to have taken place in Knappenberg at around 11 p.m. on Thursday. "A 43-year-old Austrian shot a 36-year-old acquaintance with a rifle. The suspect was arrested by the police a short time later," according to the provincial police headquarters. The man called the police after the murder and turned himself in.
Autopsy and interrogation later today
A motive or more detailed circumstances surrounding the crime are not yet known. "The autopsy of the victim will take place later today, as will the interrogation of the alleged perpetrator," says public prosecutor Tina Frimmel-Hesse.
The crime is said to have been preceded by an argument. There is talk of a Flobert as a possible murder weapon. The investigation by the State Office of Criminal Investigation is ongoing.
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