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Deadly police operation in Wangen: asylum seekers shot!
In Wangen near Göppingen, a 27-year-old asylum seeker was shot by the police after he threatened officers with a knife.
Deadly police operation in Wangen: asylum seekers shot!
A tragic incident shocked Wangen near Göppingen today: a 27-year-old Afghan asylum seeker was shot by the police. The operation, which was originally planned as a routine operation, escalated on the first floor of an apartment building, opposite the town hall, which is a known hot spot. Witnesses reported a persistent sound of sirens being heard throughout the morning.
The man was shot during a police operation in which the officers wanted to execute a warrant for a prison sentence for assault. He is said to have threatened and attacked the emergency services with a knife. A police officer was seriously injured in the incident and had to be treated for cuts. The exact circumstances of what happened are now being investigated in detail by the police and public prosecutor's office, as [ZDF](https://www.zdfheute.de/panorama/ criminalitaet/polizei-schuesse-wangen-toter-asylwerbung-100.html) reports.
Barriers and forensics
The crime scene in Wangen is cordoned off and forensic officers are on site, protected by white full-body suits. A warning triangle indicates an “accident,” while a circular hole is visible in the window of the house in question. The policy has assured that the situation poses no danger to the public.
In 2025, there were already seven cases of the use of firearms by the police in Baden-Württemberg. This includes, among other things, a fatal incident in April when police shot and killed a 64-year-old who had attacked a child with an ax. Another case occurred in Schramberg, where a 48-year-old was shot after pointing a gun at the police. This shows that the number of fatal police shootings in the region is worryingly high. Stuttgarter Nachrichten states that 2024 in Baden-Württemberg 13 police shooting operations were registered, in which three people were killed and nine were injured.
Increasing violence against the police
The state chairman of the German Police Union has noted that violence against police officers is increasing. These alarming developments contribute to a worrying trend documented by firearm use statistics. According to CILIP, such statistics have been compiled since 1984 and show the different categories of firearm use, including injuries, deaths and unauthorized firearm use. The annual overview is completed in the spring or at the latest in the summer of the following year, which makes the evaluation and analysis of such incidents necessary.
This incident raises questions that can only be answered through a full investigation. The events in Wangen are the latest in a series of tragic incidents that affect not only the families affected, but also society as a whole.