Curious stories from the dark world of hunting

During a nocturnal hobby hunt in Lower Franconia, a hobby hunter was fatally injured by a gunshot last week.

The 47-year-old woman was out on Tuesday evening, 2 May 2018, together with her partner and fellow hobby hunter in a forest in the Miltenberg district.

Fatal shot at 10:20 p.m.

At around 10:20 p.m., according to the current state of investigations, a shot was fired that caused the 47-year-old to suffer fatal injuries. Despite the immediate attendance of an emergency doctor and rescue services, the woman died at the scene.

«We do assume that he fired the shot,» said a police spokesperson. The woman died at the scene of the accident.

The exact sequence of events has not yet been conclusively established and remains the subject of police investigations. Already that same night, the Aschaffenburg Criminal Investigation Department took over further investigations in the presence of a public prosecutor.

The shooter also dies

Following the fatal shooting of his partner, the 50-year-old suspected shooter has now also died.

The hobby hunter was out hobby hunting again on Saturday, 5 May 2018, with acquaintances in a forest near Miltenberg, as police and the public prosecutor's office announced on Sunday. There he suddenly collapsed and died. The cause of death was initially unclear.

Investigators stated there was no indication of third-party involvement or suicide. The public prosecutor's office requested an autopsy. More on crime and hobby hunting.