Shots in Essen: neighboring attack in the clan milieu shakes Altendorf!

Shots in Essen: neighboring attack in the clan milieu shakes Altendorf!

On Monday evening, Altendorf in Essen became the scene of a dangerous incident that should all alert. A 57-year-old man who is Lebanese nationality fired in a back yard on Siemensstrasse at 7:30 p.m. Fortunately, the shots missed their goal and the man was not injured. The perpetrator then fled with a gray Mercedes E 220 CDI. According to tixio, the police have set up a murder commission in Essen to clarify this questionable incident.

A dispute between the two men who preceded the change of shooting suggests that personal conflicts could have played a role. The investigators also investigate a possible clan reference from the perpetrator. Essen's district of Altendorf has established itself as a stronghold for criminal clans in the past and is known for intensive clan crime, which has also been found in other parts of North Rhine-Westphalia, such as in Berlin and Hamburg. The current events in turn bring the persistent problems with clan crime to the public.

profitable businesses and violence

But what does that mean for the city and the security of its citizens? Clankriminality not only affects the obvious violent games, but also affects everyday situations. The NRW state chairman of the Federation of German Criminal Officers, Oliver Huth, emphasizes that clans are not only concerned with serious crimes, but also about smaller crimes, which are hidden in a hidden crime, such as illegal driving or fraud in the social sector. "It starts harmless, but has the potential to result in protectional funds," said Huth. This is also the reason why the authorities are increasingly under pressure because they are faced with a serious increase in crimes in this milieu. In North Rhine-Westphalia alone, the numbers rose from 5,500 to 7,000 offenses in the area of clank rimity within three years, as [https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/Clan-klan-kriminalitaet-ermittlungen-100.html) reported.

In order to counteract this development, the authorities have taken various measures. Politics pursue the strategy of a "policy of a thousand needles", which aims to systematically disrupt minor legal fractions. As part of over 1,600 control campaigns in shisha bars and betting shops, around 4,000 objects were examined and almost 700 people were taken into custody. This shows how seriously the situation is taken and that the authorities are willing to actively act.

joint efforts and solutions

In addition to preventive measures, they initiated a task force that deals with organized crime. In cooperation with tax investigators and public prosecutors, several significant procedures have already been initiated. The foundation of the “Alliance against Clankrimality” in 2023 is also supposed to bundle the forces of the federal and state governments in order to act even more efficiently against these criminal structures. [In the NRW] (https://www.im.nrw/drei-saeulen- against Clankriminalitaet) describes the three pillars of this strategy: prevention, investigation and a sustainable perspective for those affected.

Overall, it is to be hoped that the search for the shooter from Altendorf and the increased efforts against clank rimity help to increase the safety in the affected quarter. Witnesses who have information about the incident or have observed the fleeting vehicle are urgently asked by the police to report and to support the investigators in their important work.