Overview
- On the night of June 2 a fragment of paving stone was thrown from an upper floor and shattered a patrol car windshield, wounding a 25-year-old policewoman in the hand and ankle.
- Investigators say they recovered DNA traces on the stone and the Kiel district court authorized DNA examinations at the prosecutor's request to try to identify the thrower.
- Tuesday morning police surrounded the Weißer Riese tower in Mettenhof, searched apartments from top to bottom and collected samples from residents aged 14 and older in an operation using a lower triple-digit number of officers.
- Authorities have not named a suspect and the probe into the alleged attempted killing remains open, while officials report the injured officer is now able to work again.
- The 25/26-storey Weißer Riese houses about 242 flats and more than 250 people and has a recent history of frequent police deployments, a fact that shapes residents' complaints about intrusive measures and could prompt wider debate over forensic sweeps in social housing.