Police told the GA that an unknown man had fired a gun several times in Hans-Iwand-Straße, a small street between Kaiserstraße and “Am Hofgarten,” around 5.15pm. According to police spokesman Robert Scholten, a dispute between two people is said to have triggered the shots. According to witnesses, the shooter is said to have fired several times at another person, said Scholten. No one was injured by the shots.

The police officers called out came across one of those involved at the scene. The 21-year-old confirmed the witness accounts and stated that the unknown man had pulled out a handgun during a dispute and had fired several times. A sniffer dog found the cartridge casings that evening. Police are continuing to assume the gun is most likely a blank pistol said police spokesman Robert Scholten on Monday morning.

According to GA information, those involved may be part of the drugs scene. The police searched the scene and the escape route described by witnesses for the weapon. The perpetrator is said to have fled towards an area containing dustbins for a nearby hotel in the Kaiserplatz area. From there he ran further towards the main station and then possibly down Prinz-Albert-Straße.

Police were continuing to search for the perpetrator on Monday morning. According to witnesses, the fugitive is said to be between 1.80 and 1.90 metres tall. He has a dark skin tone and was wearing a black hooded sweater. He was also wearing a light coloured baseball cap.

The exact background to the incident is still unclear.

Anyone with information should call police in 0228/150.

(Original text: ga.de. Translation: kc)