Shocking: 15-year-old shoots ex-soldiers in the Hamburg café!

Shocking: 15-year-old shoots ex-soldiers in the Hamburg café!

Hansaplatz, Hamburg, Deutschland - A dramatic incident has startled the city center of Hamburg. On January 12, 2025, a change of shooting on the Steindamm, as a 15-year-old youth, Mike F., shot in a restaurant on a 49-year-old man, Rizvan A.,. According to mopo it was not the first act of violence between the two, because Rizvan A. pursued Mike F. and also fired shots. The situation continued to escalate and led to two separate processes for the two opponents.

Rizvan A., a former soldier with combat and shooting experience from the Chechnya wars, brought not only his own past, but also a group of supporters. These caused tumult in the hallway of the regional court when there was a conflict. In contrast to this, Mike F. almost inferior in the turbulent scenes in front of and in the courtroom, a lean guy that seemed visibly overwhelmed with the circumstances.

The use of the police

Already on the eve of the action, specifically on Sunday evening, there was a large police operation in the St. Georg district of Hamburg. Shots fell on the Hansaplatz, two people were injured. As TAG24 , Mike F. had entered the Grand Café Back-Lava and had targeted the 49-year-old with a Russian Pass was on the way.

After the shooter had fled, there was another argument between Rizvan A. and his companion and Mike F. before the police were able to move, the young person was injured in the subsequent handmade and had to be brought to a clinic, but where it was quickly given: his life was not in danger. <

a worrying trend

The incidents in Hamburg are part of a larger trend in Germany, as current statistics on youth crime show. In 2024, the youth violence reached a maximum with around 13,800 documented cases, more than twice as high as in 2016. As explained Statista To be mentioned as possible causes.

The statistics also show that the majority of suspects are male - almost three quarters of the young suspects are boys and men, which raises questions about youthful violence and prevention.

The legal consequences that Mike F. and Rizvan A. are now imminent are another point of the discussion. The protection of children under the age of 14 in the upcoming youth criminal law could be debated by stricter measures or even reductions in punishment. The aim remains to prevent criminal careers and protect the youth.