He fired shots from a tall building's balcony. - You guide the pistol man from Hamburg.
Around 10:30 pm, a man shot blanks from his sixth-floor balcony in an apartment building in Hamburg. The police rushed in and fired at the balcony, shattering the glass.
The crazed gunfire in Hamburg
![Highly equipped special units present on site. Heavily armed special forces at the scene](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/13/262338/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/heavily-armed-special-forces-at-the-scene.webp)
Under the glow of the street lights, the special ops team cautiously crept up to the house. Their mission: to breach the shooter's flat.
![The shots broke the window of the balcony. The balcony window was shattered by the shots](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/13/262334/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/the-balcony-window-was-shattered-by-the-shots.webp)
When the man aimed his pistol at the officers and pulled the trigger, the cops responded with gunfire, shooting at least one bullet towards the balcony. The glass on the railing shattered due to this.
![The reason behind the offender's actions remains unknown. The motive of the perpetrator is still unclear](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/13/262333/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/the-motive-of-the-perpetrator-is-still-unclear.webp)
The arrest of the shooter
![Officers hide behind the door of a vehicle for safety. Police officers seek cover behind the door of a van](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/13/262339/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/police-officers-seek-cover-behind-the-door-of-a-van.webp)
The shooter was drunk.
![The region was enclosed in a large perimeter. The area had been cordoned off over a wide area](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/13/262332/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/the-area-had-been-cordoned-off-over-a-wide-area.webp)
No one nearby was in danger, it was announced by a police spokesperson. They didn't disclose any information about the shooter's motive at the time. Detectives were busy examining his apartment that evening. The same spokesperson also didn't confirm rumours of shots aimed at the cops.
![Shots were fired at the officers from a towering building. The officers were shot at from this high-rise building](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/13/262336/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/the-officers-were-shot-at-from-this-high-rise-building.webp)
![Creepy atmosphere occurs once police seal the area Spooky scene after the police close off the site](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/13/262337/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/spooky-scene-after-the-police-close-off-the-site.webp)
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Source: symclub.org