We rarely have police officers in Germany shot and killed. I know in the US....it's a daily thing, but here in Germany....it just rarely ever happens.
This morning (Monday)....around 4 AM....on some rural road leading out of Kusel (the Pfalz area)....a police team of two did a standard traffic stop of a vehicle. No one has suggested it was suspicious or under some observation. Upon encountering the occupants of the vehicle stopped....both German cops are shot dead.
Regionally, this has turned into a 'hunt' situation and locals are a bit shocked over the activity.
The thing is....I'm fairly familiar with Kusel (we had a mortgage situation with the local bank there for twenty-odd years). I've probably been in the town at least forty times in my life.
Kusel is twenty-odd miles NW of K-town, and I'd describe it as a fairly rural area....low-stress environment....maybe a population of 5,000 people. Crime scene? Almost non-existent up until this moment.
Speculation? Well....in this rural area....between midnight and 5 AM....there's just no traffic out there at all. The two cops just randomly selected this one car to pull over and shots are fired. Just plain bad luck....but it begs the question...who'd be out at 4 AM and willing to fire on police?
Update: 1130 AM. Well, it's curious....the reason given now for the stop of the vehicle is that they had some type of 'game' on the trunk of the car that they'd shot (assume a deer). Hunter? It's just odd....hunters out at 2 or 3 AM? I just can't think of logical reason for mid-evening hunting experience. The two cops (both dead now) had some time to call in and report gunfire coming back at them. Hunt still going on for the shooter.
Update: 1430 PM. Police say that this all happened fast for one police member.....didn't have a chance to draw the weapon. Second police member....drew the weapon and fired every round before he was shot dead. Police now say that at least one of the suspects is 'known' to them but haven't said the name yet in public. Massive search going on at this point. One of the dead police was a student-policeman....had not qualified yet for status. The search area now? Saarland region (probably residence for one of the suspects). Still just a hunter's scene with 'game' on the rear of the vehicle? Yes, and it's just an odd situation which doesn't make any sense. This is regarded as top three news items at this point for the nation..
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