A horrific act is still keeping the whole of Lower Austria in suspense: On Sunday night, a 34-year-old man was shot dead on the street in Wiener Neustadt. The shooter fled to Hungary, where he was eventually caught. Now it’s about the 42-year-old’s extradition to Austria.
The Hungarian authorities will decide on extradition. If the relevant decision is made, a date will be agreed upon on which the accused will be handed over at the border so that the proceedings can be carried out in Austria. The 42-year-old is being investigated on suspicion of murder. The man is accused of having shot the 34-year-old at around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday in the parking lot of a shopping center with a cinema on Wiener Neustädter Stadionstrasse. The victim was hit three times by a handgun. The motive for the crime is currently unclear. In any case, officials from the Lower Austrian State Criminal Police Office are following up on information about drugs or a deadly dispute over possible financial debts. The Lower Austria State Criminal Police Office is investigating.
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