Mannheim shaken: alleged death driver with interrogation!

In a shocking act, on Rose Monday, March 3, 2025, there was a serious incident in the city center of Mannheim, in which a driver raced into a crowd at high speed. The alleged perpetrator, a 40-year-old landscape gardener from Ludwigshafen, has already been taken into police custody. He is suspected of having committed two -time murder and multiple attempted murder because he cost two people during the act.

according to reports from come-on had shot into his mouth with a shot gun. He was initially treated in the shock room, but was later released from the hospital. The investigators plan to hear him promptly in order to learn more about the background and motive of the crime. Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) made it clear that the crime had no extremist or religious background, but there are indications of a possible mental illness of the perpetrator.

Details of the incident and the victims

In the incident, an 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man died, while a total of eleven other people were injured, with several of them suffered serious injuries. All injuries were taken to surrounding hospitals, so that the Mannheim University Clinic had to activate their disaster and operational plan. Security forces had cordoned off the city center, and the use of helicopters and drones was used.

The 40-year-old perpetrator was already crowded before he was arrested, including bodily harm, drunkenness in traffic and a hate-speech delicacy. According to mannheim24 Two -time attempted murder initiated. In addition, the crime was classified as a targeted attack. Political reactions were not long in coming: Mayor Christian Specht and Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann expressed their sympathy, and the carnival parades in the region were canceled.