After a man was injured by gunfire in Vienna’s Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus district on Wednesday afternoon, the police have now released further details. The victim is a 33-year-old. He had the murder weapon himself.
As the police reported on Thursday, the 33-year-old and two acquaintances aged 18 and 19 met three other men in Hackengasse. The meeting is said to have been about the sale or purchase of drugs. This led to a dispute between the two groups. The 33-year-old is believed to have drawn the firearm that he illegally owned and carried. What exactly happened next is still unclear. In any case, shots were fired and the 33-year-old collapsed, bleeding. He was hit in the neck and upper body.Three suspects still on the runThe three currently unknown suspects then attacked the group with punches and then fled. A search has so far been unsuccessful. The 19-year-old suffered facial injuries as a result of the attack. He disposed of the firearm in a trash can near the crime scene. The weapon has now been confiscated. A small amount of drug was confiscated from the 18-year-old. The victim has not yet been interviewed. It is in stable condition. Further investigations are ongoing.
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