Gelsenkirchen-Buer.
After an attack on a car on Tuesday morning, there was another incident in the evening. Police are investigating attempted murder.
A huge shock for a motorist in Gelsenkirchen-Buer early Tuesday morning: when he turned out of the left-turn tunnel onto Vinckestraße, his car was hit by a pavement slab. The police are now investigating attempted murder and are looking for witnesses. It didn’t stop with this one incident on Tuesday.
At around 5.30 a.m., the 31-year-old from Gelsenkirchen drove from Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse through the tunnel onto Vinckestrasse. As he passed the tunnel exit, a paving slab hit the windshield of his Audi from above, partially smashing it. The 31-year-old stopped immediately and dialed the emergency number 110, he was not physically injured. A pedestrian walkway runs right next to the tunnel exit.
Gelsenkirchen police set up murder commission
On Tuesday evening there was another attack in the same place: according to the police, an unknown person threw “a larger stone” at a car, the driver was also uninjured, but the car was damaged. “It’s the same modus operandi,” said a police spokesman. Police received the call at 7:14 p.m. A homicide commission was set up after the crime in the morning.
The northern lane of Vinckestrasse between Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse and Horster Strasse, including the tunnel, remained closed for a few hours on Tuesday morning due to police investigations. The Gelsenkirchen police have now set up a murder commission. In addition, witnesses are being sought who noticed someone or something conspicuous in the area around the Vincke Tunnel at the time of the crime.
The police will take tips on 0209 365-7112 or 0209 365-8240.
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