Overview
- Police responded to a possible robbery at a supermarket in Lankwitz after a cash-in-transit vehicle came under attack and investigators secured the scene.
- A female employee of the cash-transport company was taken to hospital in shock and could not be questioned immediately, slowing the reconstruction of events.
- Authorities have not confirmed whether the vehicle was at the store to pick up or deliver cash, whether money was stolen, or how many perpetrators were involved.
- Forensic teams remained at the location into the evening to collect evidence that investigators hope will clarify the sequence of events and help identify suspects.
- The incident fits a pattern of repeated attacks on cash-transport vehicles in Berlin, including a high-profile million-euro robbery in Marzahn, raising concerns about targeted criminal networks and security for cash carriers.