Shots with Blank Gun: WEGA Storms Apartment in Vienna-Leopoldstadt

The crime scene was an apartment on Handelskai in Leopoldstadt. Witnesses reported that they had seen at least one male person with an apparently real firearm on the balcony of a neighboring apartment.

WEGA Operation in Vienna-Leopoldstadt

During the operation, the entrances and exits of the residential complex were secured at around 2:15 PM, according to a statement from the State Police Directorate. WEGA officers entered the premises after a door was opened, but did not find a suspect there. However, they found casings and a small amount of drugs, which could be cocaine. The blank-firing gun was then found in the stairwell. Further investigations into the incident are ongoing.

(APA/Red)

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