In November, a 28-year-old shot two men in front of a restaurant in Nuremberg. One does not survive the attack. Search calls remain unsuccessful. Now the police apparently come to the alleged perpetrator by locating a telephone.
After fatal shots were fired in front of a Nuremberg restaurant in October last year, the suspect was arrested in Rimini, Italy. A spokeswoman for the Nuremberg police confirmed a corresponding report by the "Bild" newspaper without giving any further details. As the investigators write in a statement, the man was caught on Thursday. On Monday morning, the police and the public prosecutor want to inform about the case together in a press conference.
The 28-year-old is said to have shot two other men in front of a restaurant in the south of Nuremberg in October. They were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, where one of them died. The suspect has been on the run ever since. The police were looking for an arrest warrant for the Turkish national, who was known to them by name.
According to information from "Bild", the suspect entered Germany from Ukraine three weeks before the crime. The location of his smartphone led the investigators to Rimini, where he hid in a well-known hotel, the newspaper continues. In addition to forged documents and cell phones, a Glock pistol and ammunition were also found in his room.
The police set up a special commission (SOKO) in early November to find the shooter. In mid-January, she turned to the population again with a manhunt. Investigators also released a new photo of the suspected gunman and offered a $10,000 reward. In addition, the ZDF program "Aktenzeichen XY... unsolved" reported on the case. "A few clues have been received. Two clues are now being followed up," said a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office about ten days ago. A hot lead is not among them.
