A Brawl among young peoplewhich departed from the station on Sunday evening Handelskai in Vienna-Brigittenau in the Millennium City relocated, causing panic among visitors and leading to an arrest. According to witnesses, a shot was fired from one Blank gun have fallen. The police could not confirm this. No such weapon was found, said spokesman Markus Dittrich. However, a knife was seized.
Several young people got into an argument at the express train station around 6:15 p.m., police confirmed several online reports. A boy is said to have pulled out a knife and threatened to use it. The dispute then moved to nearby Millennium City. In the end, five young people were slightly injured. One suffered injuries from pepper spray, the others from mutual blows.
The knife that was previously brandished was later discovered in the mall’s restroom facility. It is unclear that a shot was fired; such a weapon could not be secured, said Dittrich. The exact course of the trade is now being determined.
Video material is evaluated
“We have handed over all the video footage from the surveillance cameras of the incident with the blank gun to the police, who are currently evaluating it. We are supporting the Vienna police in the investigation. The most important thing – no one was harmed,” said Stefan Ratzenberger, spokesman for Millennium City.
The Wega special unit, the emergency response unit and district forces were deployed during the incident, according to the police spokesman. Stefan Ratzenberger, who acts as spokesman for the shopping center, told APA that the police were on the scene “very quickly.” On Sunday the shops were closed, but restaurants, cinemas and discotheques were open. The visitors were able to leave the building quickly. The video material from the surveillance cameras in the Millennium City and outside will now be made available to the executive branch for evaluation, said Ratzenberger.