Armed robbery in the Lidl: Customer injured when dealing!

Armed robbery in the Lidl: Customer injured when dealing!

On Wednesday evening, December 11th, there was a terrifying incident in a Lidl branch in Lipschitzallee in Berlin-Neukölln. There, a 34-year-old man wanted to bring his shopping cart back when he got into a verbal argument with a stranger. As [Berlin-Live] reports, the stranger suddenly pulled a gun and fired a shot, with the victim being injured on the foot.

rescue workers were quickly on hand to supply the injured person. He was then taken to a nearby hospital. The perpetrator, who had started the man with a gun, fled towards Fritz-Erler-Allee. The background of the incident is currently unclear, and a specialist commissioner of the police department 4 has taken over the investigation into dangerous bodily harm.

background and other incidents

This incident is in the context of a worrying increase in violence in everyday situations in Berlin. On Thursday, December 12th, a 33-year-old man was arrested in Berlin-Lichtenberg because he threatened a delivery service employee with a firearm. The reason for this threat was dissatisfaction with supposedly incomplete deliveries. The suspect, who had a breath alcohol value of 2.3 per thousand, had also pushed a 40-year-old employee of a snack before pulling out the gun. Fortunately, the supplier was able to flee and alert the police.

The investigation in the case of the robbery in the Lidl branch has so far not proven any information about the whereabouts of the perpetrator or the exact motifs behind the crime. Police officers are intensively on clarifying the background and finding other possible witnesses. According to [Mein-Berlin], the increase in acts of violence in everyday situations is an alarming sign that questions the security of the citizens.