Teen is known to the authorities

16-year-old threatened two women with a weapon

The police were able to seize a softgun from the suspect, who is known to the police, but he denies the allegations.

(Bild: Schiel Andreas/KRONEN ZEITUNG)

Police and the public prosecutor's office are investigating an alarming incident in Ried im Innkreis (Upper Austria). The suspected teenager is said to have targeted BFI employees on the street with a soft gun. Police officers were able to catch the 16-year-old, who denies the allegations.

Two BFI Ried employees experienced a brief shock on Monday when they passed a parked car on their way back from buying a snack. There were three young people in the car - two boys and a girl.

Police alerted
The women suddenly noticed that a youth was apparently pointing a gun at them through the side window from the passenger seat. The two took this threat seriously and immediately informed the police.

The duo were also able to give the officers the license plate number of the car, which drove off in the direction of the city center. Police officers were thus able to stop the suspicious vehicle relatively quickly and identify a 16-year-old as the suspected threatener.

Softgun seized
"A softgun was recovered from the suspect. However, he denies having aimed at the women," says Alois Ebner from the public prosecutor's office in Ried. The justification of the 16-year-old, who is known to the police and lives in a care facility, is that he only wanted to put the softgun in the glove compartment. The police are investigating for making a dangerous threat.