Berlin man admits shooting child, 9
The Local Germany - [email protected]
Published: 20 Mar, 2015 CET.
Updated: Fri 20 Mar 2015 16:38 CET
A 47-year-old Berliner has admitted that he shot a nine-year-old boy who was playing on the street outside his home on Thursday evening.
A police spokeswoman said in a statement that he confessed to shooting out of the window after police found an air rifle in his house.
The boy had been playing with other children on a footpath near Berlin's Ostbahnhof station when he suddenly realized that he was bleeding.
He ran home and his mother called the police.
Officers initially arrested four men, two women and a 13-year-old girl before the man took responsibility for the shooting.
Doctors operated on the boy overnight, and police said on Friday that he was out of danger and had been allowed to leave intensive care.
The spokeswoman said the boy had been very lucky.
Comments
See Also
A police spokeswoman said in a statement that he confessed to shooting out of the window after police found an air rifle in his house.
The boy had been playing with other children on a footpath near Berlin's Ostbahnhof station when he suddenly realized that he was bleeding.
He ran home and his mother called the police.
Officers initially arrested four men, two women and a 13-year-old girl before the man took responsibility for the shooting.
Doctors operated on the boy overnight, and police said on Friday that he was out of danger and had been allowed to leave intensive care.
The spokeswoman said the boy had been very lucky.
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.