Shooter on the run
First arrest after shots fired outside Viennese restaurant
According to information from "Krone", the first arrest has been made after shots were fired in a restaurant in Vienna-Ottakring on Thursday evening, resulting in one fatality. It is likely to be an accomplice. The shooter and a third person are said to still be on the run.
A first arrest was made on Friday morning in connection with the shooting outside the Turkish restaurant in Payergasse. Investigators did not want to confirm the arrest at first, but it is said to be one of three suspects. The man is said to have turned himself in accompanied by his lawyer Ina-Christin Stiglitz and denies any direct involvement in the crime. He is said to have had an illegal weapon with him when he was arrested and may have been driving the getaway vehicle.
33-year-old killed by gunshot
The shooting is said to have been preceded by an argument between several people and took place not far from the weapons ban zone on Yppenplatz. A 33-year-old Chechen was killed by a shot to the stomach. His companion, a 55-year-old man, was hit in the upper body and is in a critical condition in intensive care, according to the Vienna Health Association.
Shooter and accomplice on the run
The shooter and an accomplice are still believed to be on the run after a large-scale search operation overnight. Shortly after the crime, compatriots of the victims reported that the shooter could be Serbian. Investigators stated that he was probably an Austrian citizen with a migration background. The suspects are known to the police by name.
Motive probably a dispute over credit
There are now also new findings regarding the motive for the crime: It is said to have been a dispute over a loan in Switzerland. During the dispute at 9.45 p.m. on Thursday evening, one person is said to have drawn a firearm and fired several shots at his two opponents. According to their spokesperson Andreas Huber, the Vienna Professional Rescue Service was deployed, but could do nothing more for the 33-year-old. His companion was responsive and was taken to hospital after first aid.
The area around the restaurant was cordoned off as a precaution. A large-scale manhunt was launched across several districts of Vienna - the "Krone" was on the scene until midnight.
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