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Crime: Shots fired from car: Soft-air attack on pedestrians in Augsburg
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Crime: Shots fired from car: Soft-air attack on pedestrians in Augsburg

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Four individuals, including a minor, are under investigation for assaulting pedestrians with a soft-air pistol in Augsburg, Germany.
  • Two people sustained minor injuries during the incidents, which occurred in a moving vehicle.
  • The group is also suspected of similar attacks the previous night outside a club.

Police in Augsburg, Germany, are investigating a 20-year-old driver and three passengers, aged 16 to 21, for allegedly shooting at pedestrians with a soft-air pistol from a moving car. The group reportedly fired multiple shots at a 69-year-old man in one street, and then proceeded to target a family of four in another.

As a result of these incidents, the 69-year-old man and a 54-year-old father from the family sustained minor injuries. Following a search, police recovered several soft-air weapons from the vehicle. The four suspects are facing charges that include assault.

During the investigation, authorities also discovered that the group may have been involved in similar incidents the night before, firing at pedestrians outside a club. However, no witnesses or victims from that specific event have yet come forward to the police.

The police have secured the soft-air pistols found in the vehicle as evidence. The investigation is ongoing, with authorities examining the extent of the group's alleged criminal activities.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.