Fatal shot in barracks

Ammunition now poses a problem for the experts

The fatal shot was fired in the Türk barracks in Spittal in the afternoon. According to the suspected shooter, it was an accident, according to the judiciary it was probably intentional.(Bild: Elisa Aschbacher)

Following the fatal shooting in front of the Türk barracks in Spittal an der Drau (Carinthia), the investigation is in full swing. A ballistics expert now describes the difficulties of this case to the "Krone" newspaper, once again raising eyebrows.

"I only know a case if I have investigated it myself. But I've read a lot about the incident in Spittal," says ballistics expert and renowned shooting expert Ingo Wieser in the "Krone" interview. But what the court expert, who has been in the "business" for more than 40 years, can definitely say: "In the reconstruction of alleged accident versions (as in the case of the recruit killed in front of the Türk barracks, editor's note), the firing distance plays a very important role. And based on the gunpowder residue, it is possible to draw relatively accurate conclusions about the distance. But that's where there's a problem in this specific case."