IMAGO / Pacific Press Agency
A man was shot and fatally wounded outside Zoologischer Garten Bahnhof in the early hours on Monday morning. Reportedly, the man was part of an altercation involving several people before the shots were fired. Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the 30-year-old but their attempts were unsuccessful.
A spokesperson for the public prosecutor’s office confirmed that the perpetrator(s) are on the run. An autopsy of the victim’s body is scheduled for Monday. A homicide unit of the State Criminal Police Office is investigating.
According to police, the use of firearms in Berlin has increased sharply in recent years. Early on Sunday morning, unknown assailants shot at the window of a hair salon in Marzahn-Hellersdorf. The previous weekend, a 38-year-old man was shot in Schöneberg. “Disputes that were previously settled with fists are now perhaps more likely to be settled with firearms,” said Police President Barbara Slowik Meisel.
In 2025, the Berlin police recorded 1,119 cases of firearm use, an increase of 68% compared to 2024. Shots were fired in more than 500 of these cases.