Overview
- Multiple shots were fired at 1:43 a.m. on February 13 into a residential building on Ritterstraße in Kreuzberg, piercing apartment windows but injuring no one.
- The Landeskriminalamt and the Berlin public prosecutor’s office are investigating on suspicion of attempted murder.
- Investigators ask for sightings of suspicious people or vehicles between 12:30 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on the night of February 12–13 and for any photos or videos from the area.
- Tips can be submitted to the LKA at Tempelhofer Damm 12, by phone at (030) 4664-941216, via email or the Internetwache, or at any police station.
- Police cite a broader pattern of shootings tied to extortion and organized crime; BAO “Ferrum” has seized nearly 20 illegal firearms and hundreds of rounds and about 260 proceedings are now handled by the new EG “Telum.”