Germany- Driver rams car into crowd leaving at least one dead and others injured, Mannheim, 3 March 2025

[dotr]

Driver rams car into crowd in southwestern Germany, leaving 1 person dead and others injured

One person was killed and others injured when a car rammed into a crowd Monday in the western German city of Mannheim, police said as they asked the public to stay away from the downtown area and remain in their homes.

www.ctvnews.ca

''BERLIN — One person was killed and others injured when a car rammed into a crowd Monday in the western German city of Mannheim, police said as they asked the public to stay away from the downtown area and remain in their homes.

A suspect is in custody.

Police spokesperson Stefan Wilhelm said that a driver drove into a group of people in Paradeplatz, a pedestrianized street in Mannheim, killing one person. Several people were injured, he said, but police can’t yet specify how many or how badly.

“We can confirm that one perpetrator was arrested,” he said. “We can’t yet give information on whether there were further perpetrators.”

 

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[dotr]

Mannheim live updates: Two dead after car drives into crowd in German city of Mannheim as suspect arrested

A 40-year-old German citizen has been arrested and there is no "political background" connected to the incident, police say.

www.bbc.com

• ''Two people have been killed and five seriously injured after a car drove into a crowd in the western German city of Mannheim, police say
• A suspect - a 40-year-old German man - has been arrested and there is no evidence that anyone else is involved
• "It is not assumed that there is a political background," police add''

 

[dotr]

2 dead, 25 injured after vehicle drives into crowd

Police in a statement warned of "traffic disruptions in the city center."

abcnews.go.com

Mannheim car attack suspect a German 'with history of mental illness'

The suspected perpetrator in the car ramming attack which has killed at least two people in Mannheim on Monday is a 40-year-old German from Ludwigshafen with previous convictions related to drunk driving and right-wing hate speech. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

''A 40-year-old German from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate has been detained in relation to the car ramming attack on Monday, which killed at least two people and injured 10 others.

During a press conference on Monday night, investigators said that there were indications the suspect was mentally ill, with this being the focus of their investigation. He has now been charged with murder and attempted murder, according to Chief Public Prosecutor Romeo Schüssler.''

''The two victims of the attack have been identified as an 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man, while the number of injured has risen to 11, up from the previously reported 10.''

 

[Rikissa]

The driver, a 40-year-old German man, has had connections with right-wing extremist groups, and been a member of a neo-nazi group. His car was stopped by a taxi driver of Pakistani origin when he tried to escape.
This link takes you to a translation into English:

Mannheim: Mutmaßlicher Täter kommentierte mit „Sieg Heil“ ++ Kontakte zur rechtsextremen Szene

Ein Deutscher soll in Mannheim zwei Menschen getötet haben. Hinweise auf eine rechtsextreme Gesinnung verdichten sich. Die News im Blog.

www-morgenpost-de.translate.goog

 

[Marysmith]

Why?!

 

[seasideForest]

Amokfahrt in Mannheim: Todesfahrer wollte sich von Polizei erschießen lassen

Nach der Todesfahrt von Mannheim kommen weitere Details ans Licht. Der Tatverdächtige wollte sich erschießen lassen. Auch zur mitgeführten Schreckschusswaffe gibt es neue Informationen.

www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de

Supposedly you'll get an automatic Google translation when you open the link.

Summary:
The driver shot himself in the mouth, tho not fatally. He asked the police to shoot him but they did not comply. It is thought that he may have been trying to die by cop, tho it is not yet known whether he had planned that beforehand or whether it was a spontaneous reaction due to his own shot against himself not being successful.
He was not licensed to carry a gun.

There are now 14 people reported injured (one of whom might be the driver, it's not clear to me), some of whom are very badly injured.

MOO