Mönchengladbach (dpa / lnw) - After a 43-year-old man attacked a 39-year-old in Mönchengladbach, a murder commission was investigating. The older man drove into a parking lot with the younger man on Monday evening and injured him with an ax, police and prosecutors said on Tuesday. According to current knowledge, when the 39-year-old tried to escape, the 43-year-old fired a shot at him with a gun, but it probably did not hit him. The 39-year-old was ultimately able to escape injured.
The suspect, who initially fled, was arrested by a special task force in Rheydt on Tuesday afternoon. Police and prosecutors assume an attempted homicide due to personal disputes.
According to the information, the bleeding injured person was noticed by a driver after the incident on Monday, who took him to the police station. The man was taken to the hospital, but his life was not in danger. Police found the suspect's abandoned car near the scene of the crime and searched his abandoned home. Among other things, live ammunition was found there, it said. The SEK finally arrested the 43-year-old, who was carrying a knife, and according to the mission report, was slightly injured. He is expected to appear before a magistrate on Wednesday.
