Overview
- A 25-year-old man sprayed pepper spray at his 25-year-old ex-partner inside a McFit studio in Bremen’s Bahnhofsvorstadt, according to police reports.
- The irritant spread through the enclosed fitness studio and caused mostly eye and respiratory irritation in 15 people who were treated on site.
- One woman was taken to hospital as a precaution while the other affected people received care from emergency responders at the scene.
- The suspect fled briefly but was found by officers when he cycled past the gym and is now under investigation for dangerous bodily injury (gefährliche Körperverletzung).
- Authorities and medical sources note that pepper spray released in confined indoor spaces can affect many bystanders, a factor that may prompt changes in venue security or emergency response planning.