A man was shot dead in Bielefeld city center in the evening. The perpetrator or perpetrators are on the run. According to WDR, the victim is the former European boxing champion Besar Nimani.
According to the Bielefeld police, the shots were fired at around 6 p.m. on Obernstrasse near Klasingstrasse, not far from the Bielefelder Kunsthalle. One person was killed, police confirmed later in the evening. It is unclear whether it is one or more perpetrators.
There was an arrest in downtown Bielefeld late on Saturday evening. According to witness statements, involvement in the crime could not be ruled out, according to the police. However, the suspicion was not confirmed. The person was released.
Temporary arrest and apartment searches
The crime scene in Bielefeld on Sunday afternoon
That same night, the police, supported by officers from the Special Operations Command (SEK), searched several apartments in connection with the shooting Bielefeld. Nobody was arrested. The investigation continues.
How and, above all, why the fatal shots occurred is still unclear. The “Ober” murder squad is asking witnesses who can provide information about the crime or who have taken photos and videos. to report to the police.
The victim is said to be ex-professional boxer Besar Nimani
As WDR learned on site, the victim is said to be Besar Nimani, a former professional boxer. The police have not yet confirmed this. So far she is talking about a 38-year-old from Bielefeld with Kosovar citizenship.
Nimani after his win against Ferenc Albert in August 2014
Nimani was, among other things, European champion in the IBF boxing association, from which he also held the title of International German Light Middleweight Champion. During this time he came into conflict with the law several times. Among other things, he was shot in 2013 when he got into an argument with several men in downtown Bielefeld.
Six months earlier, the Kosovo Albanian had been sentenced to a fine for bodily harm. In both cases, Nimani said at the time that his attackers wanted to extort protection money from him.
Crime scene in Bielefeld city center cordoned off
Forensics examined the crime scene in downtown Bielefeld
According to a WDR reporter on site, the crime scene in a pedestrian zone in downtown Bielefeld was cordoned off in the evening so that the police could secure evidence there. There is a café and a barber shop in the immediate vicinity of the crime scene. White police privacy screens shielded the area.
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We will report on the topic on WDR on March 10, 2024, also on television: WDR aktuell, 12.45 p.m.