In Bramsche near Osnabrück there was an act of violence on Sunday night. "There was a homicide," said a police spokeswoman. The police and the Osnabrück public prosecutor want to provide more information during the day.

Just a few days ago, the community was in the headlines because a 16-year-old was attacked with a gun and fatally injured. An 81-year-old man shot the boy in front of an apartment building directly opposite an elementary school on Tuesday morning. The boy died of his injuries in a hospital on Wednesday evening.