The search for the suspect will continue, a police spokeswoman said on Saturday morning. The manhunt extends beyond the city limits, and numerous roadblocks have been set up in Solingen.
According to the information, there is currently no precise description of the suspect. However, the police are following up on leads and interviewing witnesses, said the police spokeswoman. A citizens’ hotline will also be set up for this purpose. The investigators currently assume that there is a single perpetrator. All witness statements that the police have been able to record so far point to this.
Man was able to escape in the tumult
The man managed to escape in the tumult and panic that initially spread after the crime, said a spokesman for the NRW Interior Ministry. The attacker is said to have started randomly stabbing passers-by in the neck area shortly after 9:30 p.m. The police raised the alarm and dozens of rescue workers were called to the scene. The crime scene is the Fronhof – a market square in downtown Solingen.
According to the “Solinger Tageblatt”, the authorities have asked citizens to leave the city center. The festival is over for now. Sirens can be heard all around the city center. Thousands of visitors followed the request to leave the square quietly and not to panic. “People left the square in shock, but peacefully,” said Philipp Müller, one of the festival’s co-organizers, according to the report.
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Photo: Thomas Banneyer (dpa)
Source: Nachrichten
