Münster Vehicle-Ramming (Germany)
Channel: Q&A News
Date: 2018-04-07

On Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 3:27 p.m. A vehicle-ramming incident has left a number of people dead & several others injured in the city of Münster, Germany.

The Investigation: "German authorities & media reports"

Suspect: Jens R Age: 48 Gender: Male
Born: May 1, 1969
Nationality: German
History: Drug Addiction & Psychological Issues

A 48-year-old suspect vehicle-rammed a group of people who were sitting at the outdoor tables of the Große Kiepenkerl Restaurant & Inn in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

At least three are dead including the driver Jens R who committed suicide reportedly with a handgun, & six others injured with severe wounds, fourteen with minor injuries, a total of twenty-three individuals were involved directly with the incident. 

The motive is unclear at this point, authorities were worried over possible explosives, the police ransacked the alleged offender's home & evidently blew-up an object in a controlled manner.

In the apartment in Münster, the investigators found several gas cylinders & canisters with bioethanol & gasoline, for what purpose the perpetrator has kept the substances in his apartment, is the subject of the investigation, "So far, there are still no indications of a political motivation of the perpetrator & possible accomplices," said Police Commissioner Hajo Kuhlisch. 

A senior German security official said that the van is registered to a 48-year-old man believed to be the attacker, apparently the suspect had recently tried to commit suicide prior to this incident.

The alleged attacker was identified by media sources as a 48-year-old German national named Jens R. who had previously suffered from psychiatric illness.

Jens R. was born on 1 May 1969, & resided in Münster, it is reported that he was known as a small-time criminal, who allegedly stole cell phones & car radios to finance his drug addiction, Jens R. had previously said he wanted to commit suicide in a spectacular way.

At the end of March, the perpetrator contacted one of the neighbors via email, the content revealed vague hints to suicidal thoughts, but no clues to the endangerment of others. 

The police were aware of the email & went to the address of the perpetrator, Police officers did not find the perpetrator at the the residential address provided, neighbours said they had not seen the person for a long time, the police was informed of other addresses the individual had in Dresden & Pirna, the police searched those addresses but the suspect was not encountered, further information on the whereabouts of the perpetrator could not be determined by the police until the time of the latest offense. 

The city of Münster has reported that the perpetrator at this time had contacts with the health department, "In particular, our research focuses on getting as complete a picture as possible of the offender's behavior in the previous weeks in order to determine his motivation for the terrible act, but that takes time, we have to take this time to investigate as completely as possible." said Police Commissioner Hajo Kuhlisch.

Location: Great Kiepenkerl/Große Kiepenkerl Restaurant & Inn.
Address: Spiekerhof 45, 48143 Münster, Germany.
Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grosser+Kiepenkerl/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Münster_attack

Münster Police: "Investigation contacts"
Website: https://muenster.polizei.nrw/
Newsroom: https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/nr/11187
Twitter: https://twitter.com/polizei_nrw_ms
Facebook: Police NRW Münster@Polizei.NRW.MS https://www.facebook.com/Polizei.NRW.MS

The Muenster University Hospital had put out an urgent call for citizens to donate blood, long lines of citizen donors formed.

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