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Police shoot after family dispute: 25-year-old seriously injured
Police intervene in Wiesbaden: 25-year-old seriously injured after a family dispute, investigations are ongoing.
Police shoot after family dispute: 25-year-old seriously injured
Late on Tuesday evening, October 28, 2025, a dramatic incident took place in an apartment building in the Mainz-Kastel district that brought the police to the scene. The trigger was a family dispute that was reported at 10 p.m. An attentive neighbor probably made the emergency call, setting in motion what followed.
When emergency services arrived, the situation in the apartment was still tense. The 25-year-old man was there with two family members - a man and a woman - and appeared to be in an uncontrollable condition. The situation escalated when the man, in possession of a machete, attacked the police with an unspecified object. As a result, the officers were forced to shoot in self-defense, seriously injuring the man in the upper body. According to hessenschau.de he was immediately taken to the hospital.
Unexplained backgrounds
The exact circumstances that led to this serious incident are still unclear. The Hessian State Criminal Police Office has taken over the investigation and is examining both the background to the family dispute and the course of the police operation. In particular, the course of the conversation with the emergency call and the intervention of the police are closely examined.
The emergency services were quickly on site, but the conflict between the family members had already boiled over at this point. It is still uncertain why the argument broke out and why the 25-year-old reacted so aggressively. The LKA will certainly have to shed light on the matter in order to understand how this threatening confrontation could have come about.
Overall, it should be noted that the police acted in a very dangerous situation, which undoubtedly placed enormous strain not only on the man concerned, but also on the others present and the emergency services. Such events are shocking for the entire neighborhood and highlight the challenges of dealing with domestic violence.