North Rhine-Westphalia: dispute escalates: man injured with blank pistol

Ahlen (dpa / lnw) - In the dispute over a bicycle in Ahlen (Warendorf district), a 31-year-old man was slightly injured by a pistol. There was an argument between him and a 32-year-old man on the street on Thursday evening, the police said on Friday. This dispute escalated, the 32-year-old took out the pistol and is said to have shot the 31-year-old several times. The alleged perpetrator, known to the police, then fled on foot and has not yet been found.