North Rhine-Westphalia: Man shot on dirt road: suspect in custody

Swisttal (dpa / lnw) - After a 48-year-old man was shot in a field in Swisttal in the Rhein-Sieg district, an urgent suspect is in custody.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Man shot on dirt road: suspect in custody

Swisttal (dpa / lnw) - After a 48-year-old man was shot in a field in Swisttal in the Rhein-Sieg district, an urgent suspect is in custody. According to the police on Monday, investigations had led to the 43-year-old man known to the police. Just half an hour after the shots were fired at the 48-year-old, there was a second aggression offense involving a shot being fired on the road in nearby Bonn. A driver had reported to the police that he had been slowed down, insulted and probably shot at by a man.

When investigators heard the 43-year-old suspect, police said he admitted the shots in Swisttal and the second incident. He is accused of attempted manslaughter, violation of the weapons law, dangerous interference with traffic and driving without a license.