"Two men reportedly fired shots at an elite police unit during a car chase in southern Germany Tuesday evening, causing a road accident in which five people were lightly injured. Officers from the Spezialeinsatzkommando (special deployment unit, or SEK) had attempted to arrest three men, aged 23, 24 and 30, in the small town of Absberg near the city of Nuremberg on suspicion of illegal possession of weapons."
"While the 30-year-old was arrested, the other two reportedly fled in a car and fired shots at pursuing SEK officers before crashing into another vehicle near the town of Weienburg, about 23 kilometers (14 miles) away. According to police, the SEK also fired one targeted shot at the tires of the fleeing car in order to bring it to a halt."
""We have to presume at the moment that we were dealing with live ammunition, since the officers' car has a bullet hole in it," said a police spokesman, confirming that both men had been arrested and a firearm recovered from the vehicle. Prosecutors have charged the 23-year-old driver with dangerous driving and the 24-year-old passenger with attempted murder, while an investigation has been opened into whether the suspects were involved with violent criminal groups."
Two men fired shots at an elite police unit during a car chase in southern Germany, causing a crash that lightly injured five people. SEK officers had attempted to arrest three men in Absberg on suspicion of illegal weapons possession. One 30-year-old was arrested, while two others fled and fired at pursuing officers before crashing near Weißenburg, about 23 kilometers away. The SEK fired a targeted shot at the fleeing car’s tires to stop it. Police recovered a firearm and arrested both men. Prosecutors charged the 23-year-old driver with dangerous driving and the 24-year-old passenger with attempted murder. Investigators opened inquiries into possible ties to violent criminal groups and searched for a potential fourth suspect, finding none.
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