Germany’s migrant crime crisis continues to make headlines nearly every single day. Now, after a double murder, two Turkish citizens are under arrest. However, the man police believe actually pulled the trigger and killed the two victims is still being sought by police.
The arrests occurred in the Main-Kinzig of Hanau, and involved police searches of the homes of two men, aged 31 and 36. Police believe the two were connected to the murder of a 59-year-old man and his 28-year-old son-in-law, who are both Turkish citizens, which occurred on Friday in front of a building in the spa town of Bad Nauheim.
Both victims died after being shot multiple times, according to an autopsy report.
On Monday morning, the Friedberg District Court ordered an arrest warrant for the two arrested suspects on suspicion of incitement to murder, according to German newspaper FAZ. Both men are also Turkish citizens and have no arrest history in Germany, but prosecutors believe they ordered the killing. Both men have remained silent and refused to speak to police.
The suspects arrived in Germany in different years, 2013 and 2018, respectively.
So far, the prosecutor’s office has said the murder originated over a “dispute” between the men.
Only one shooter is believed to have been involved in the actual attack, although the exact motive remains unclear. Prosecutors say they have a lot of information about the background of the case, but do not yet want to make it public.
“We currently assume that only one perpetrator was on scene,” said the spokesperson for the public prosecutor’s office. “We are searching intensively for him.”
Although initial reports spoke of a lone shooter, prosecutors believe it was an organized hit by the trio. A photo or name of the suspect who remains on the run has not been released.