A previously unknown perpetrator tried to rob a supermarket in Hamburg-Harburg on Saturday evening. According to the investigation so far, the perpetrator threatened the 29-year-old supermarket employee with a firearm and asked her to take out cash, the police said on Sunday. Accordingly, the perpetrator fled without loot when he noticed a 51-year-old witness. The perpetrator could not initially be caught, it was said. The police are looking for witnesses.

Police press release