Bloody argument in Niederschöneweide: man with weapon attacked!

Bloody argument in Niederschöneweide: man with weapon attacked!

In the night of June 24, 2025, a violent incident occurred in Niederschöneweide, in which a 35-year-old was attacked with a shotgun. The incident occurred around 11:40 p.m. in a discounter in the fast road than the suspect, who was accompanied by a woman, got into a fight with the victim. After leaving the shop, the attacker was waiting for the man again and led a verbal argument.
In a brutal turning point, the suspect pulled a weapon weapon and shot several times in the face of the victim from a short distance. The 35-year-old suffered facial injuries and was treated on site by rescue workers. The attacker then fled, and a search for the police in the vicinity was unsuccessful. The investigation was taken over by the police police in Directorate 3 (East). This is reported by the Berlin police .

A few hours earlier there was another incident in the same area. In the afternoon, a 43-year-old man showed a Hitler salute in front of a snack on the Schnellstraße corner of Spreestraße. A woman who asked him was threatened by the man with a gun he pulled out of his waistband. When the police arrived, neither the suspect nor the endangered woman nor on site. On the basis of a witness notice, the man could be determined later.
When he was searched for his apartment, which was carried out at the order of a judge, there was a resistance from the suspect, who violated a police officer by the hand, which could not continue to work. A firearm and alleged narcotics were found and confiscated. The suspect was then taken to a hospital. The investigation into this incident is on how Police reports Berlin reported.

context on violent crime

These incidents are in the context of a worrying development of violent crime in Germany. According to current data, violent crimes make up less than 4% of all police crimes, but they influence the population's feeling of security significantly more than theft or fraud. In 2024, around 217,000 violent crimes were registered, the highest number since 2007.
While the numbers were significantly clear from 2017, there was an increase again from 2021. In order to explain possible reasons for this development, the authorities list economic uncertainties and social burdens. Around 260,000 victims of violence are affected annually, and around 2,740 acts of violence against emergency services were recorded in 2023 alone, which mark the highest levels. This shows that violence in society is an increasing problem that needs to be illuminated more intensively. As Statista notes, 94% of German violence and aggression against people from politics, police and emergency services as a major problem.