Fatal police operation in Göppingen: Palmer expresses doubts

Fatal police operation in Göppingen: Palmer expresses doubts

In the region around Göppingen, a tragic incident caused a sensation. On July 2, 2025, a 27-year-old Afghan asylum seeker was shot by the police after starting the official with a knife. According to reports of the Heidelberg24 due to the discussion, serious injuries had to be accepted due to cuts. It is now important for the public prosecutor to reconstruct the exact course of the action.

The incident occurred when the police moved to the man with a demonstration order for assault. Eyewitnesses report on a spacious crime scene in Wangen, while the police spokesman emphasizes that there was no danger to the general public. Interior Minister Thomas Strobl from the CDU condemned the attacker and defended the use of firearms with the words that the officials had acted in their self -defense.

reactions and political discussion

The killing triggered political reactions, not least from Tübingen's mayor Boris Palmer, who had finally called for "action" in Aschaffenburg after a similar act of violence in January 2025. Palmer said that the question had to be asked what triggered this incident and where the errors are in the system. The incident is just one of several firearms by the police this year, a trend that the ZDF-Heute . In Baden-Württemberg, seven such cases have already been recorded in 2025, which is the highest number in years.

The police are exposed to increasing violence. The number of attacks on police officers rose to almost 6,400 cases in 2024, which corresponds to an increase of 7.2%. The crime statistics 2024 show a slight decline in overall crime in Baden-Württemberg, while politically motivated crime has risen by 34.4%-a worrying sign for society, as well as the BW determined.

A look at the development of crime

In 2024 there were a total of 553,579 crimes in Baden-Württemberg, which means a crime burden of 4,882 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants. There is a worrying trend in knife attacks that have increased by 3.2% in around 1,300 cases. On the other hand, the educational rate, which is 60.3%, is encouraging and thus remains above the 60 percent mark, as the police statistics occupied.