Man Shot During Cobra Operation: Forearm Had to Be Amputated

The investigations by the public prosecutor's office following a shootout with the police on September 4 in Rainbach (district of Freistadt) are not yet concluded. The alleged perpetrator was shot in the left forearm by a Cobra officer with an assault rifle. "The arm was partially amputated," confirmed a spokeswoman for the Linz public prosecutor's office on Tuesday. The "Kronen Zeitung" had reported this.

Shootout in Upper Austria: Investigations Against Officer and Accused

Both the officer and the 59-year-old man are being investigated in two separate proceedings. The prosecution has not yet received the final reports from the police. The 59-year-old, who was subject to a weapons ban, is said to have aimed a small-caliber pistol at his neighbor on September 4. When the alerted Cobra encountered the accused at home, a shootout ensued, during which the man was seriously injured. A provisional detention was imposed on the 59-year-old, and an expert opinion on his criminal responsibility has been commissioned.

(APA/Red)

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