Recreational hunter kills family members and himself
Several people are reported to have been killed in a rampage in Baden-Württemberg. The background remains unclear.
Shock in the small community of Lautlingen in Baden-Württemberg.
Several people are reported to have been killed. This was confirmed by the police. According to initial information, the perpetrator is once again believed to be a recreational hunter.
Warnings were published on social media calling on people to stay at home. “Someone is moving through the village of Lautlingen with a weapon,” wrote one user, adding: “The SEK has been alerted to Lautlingen. Stay indoors and lock your doors.” In another Facebook group, it was reported that numerous police emergency vehicles and helicopters were deployed.
Police are on the scene in large numbers. The scene of the operation is located near the Badkap. However, the police presence has nothing to do with the leisure pool. Guests need not be concerned, according to the police.
Police were alerted shortly after 12:30 when shots were fired. Upon arrival, several injured and deceased individuals were found.
The suspected perpetrator is among the dead. In addition, there are two seriously injured victims of what appears to be an intra-family act of violence. It is striking that women in hunters' families in particular live in extremely dangerous conditions. There are indications that the gunman had a mental illness.
Every year, not only are thousands of animals caused significant suffering through missed shots, but several dozen people are also killed and injured by recreational hunters. It is not uncommon for recreational hunters to be under the influence of alcohol.
More on the subject of recreational hunting: In the dossier Poaching and hunting crime in Switzerland we document cases, legal questions and recurring patterns. What the research says about this is shown by Hunting fact-checked: the state of research.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
