Police are looking for a car from France
Shots at wedding in Fürth: victim dies, perpetrators on the run
Updated on March 23, 2025 – 8:45 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Shots fell in Fürth at a large wedding celebration. One person has been fatally injured.
A man was fatally injured at a wedding celebration with hundreds of guests in Fürth in Middle Franconia. “We are talking about gunshot sounds and corresponding injuries,” said a spokesman for the police headquarters in Middle Franconia. A major operation is currently underway. “We assume an attempted homicide.” Almost at the same time there were reports of an attack at a celebration in Parsberg in Upper Palatinate. Read more about this here.
According to the act of violence, the alleged perpetrators are probably on the run, contrary to the initial assessment of the police. “In the meantime, we have knowledge that shortly after the crime, two vehicles probably left the area here,” said a police spokesman. Therefore, a gray Skoda Octavia and a white Mercedes-Benz GLE, both with French approval, are now being searched for.
“Several people have risen and drove away,” said the spokesman. However, the police do not assume a danger to the population. If you see one or both vehicles, please contact the emergency call immediately – “no matter where you are, that doesn’t have to be in Bavaria”. For safety’s sake, witnesses should not address the occupants of the vehicle themselves, the official emphasized.
At first nothing was known about the background; The investigation is still at the very beginning, as the spokesman emphasized. The murder commission is now taking over the investigation. First of all, a large number of witnesses would have to be heard.
