Perpetrator on the run
Murder in Upper Austria: perpetrator is on the run
Major operation since Monday morning in Upper Austria: shots were fired in the district of Rohrbach and a body was subsequently found by the emergency services. The victim is the mayor of the municipality of Kirchberg ob der Donau. The perpetrator is believed to have shot at least one other person while fleeing. A third victim has not yet been officially confirmed.
The most important facts at a glance:
- The suspected perpetrator - a hunter - is on the run and is considered very dangerous. The police have now also published a mugshot of the man.
- The first crime scene was in the neighboring community of Altenfelden in the middle of a meadow, around 500 meters from the main road.
- In the late morning, it became known that the fugitive hunter had allegedly shot at least one other person. A third victim has not yet been officially confirmed.
- The background to this is likely to be a long-standing dispute between hunters, who have repeatedly reported each other. Now everything seems to have escalated.
You can find the latest developments in the live ticker here:
Shock in the party
Shock also at the ÖVP party headquarters in Linz. At 9.15 a.m., state party leader Florian Hiegelsberger learned of the assassination attempt: he had also been informed that the mayor of Kirchberg ob der Donau, Franz Hofer, had been shot. "It's madness", said Hiegelsberger in an initial reaction to the "Krone" newspaper.
In the meantime, Governor Thomas Stelzer has also been informed of the assassination attempt. His office confirmed to the "Krone" at 9.45 a.m. that the victim was the mayor of Kirchberg ob der Donau.
A mugshot of the suspect was also published shortly after 1pm. It is said to be 56-year-old Roland Drexler. He is believed to be driving a silver VW Caddy with the license plate RO-231EL. The police also warn: "Beware, the man is armed!"
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