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There is still no trace of the perpetrator Roland Drexler (56). On Monday, he allegedly shot and killed two people in the north of Austria. One of them was the mayor of the small municipality of Kirchberg ob der Donau, Franz Hofer. Both those killed are said to have been in a hunting-related conflict with the alleged perpetrator. Appears half a minute after the victim A surveillance video, obtained by the newspaper Kronen Zeitung, shows some of the mayor’s last minutes. Police at one of the sites where the suspected perpetrator shot and killed one of his victims in the Rohrbach district of Austria on October 28. Photo: MATTHIAS LAUBER / AFP Hofer was on his way to a pedicure appointment. The surveillance video shows that he was followed by a Volkswagen Caddy, which was about half a minute behind him. This belonged to Drexler. Shortly afterwards, a showdown ensued in the car park at the foot care. Hofer attempted to flee, but collapsed on a nearby lawn and died. 16 minutes after the incident, the first police car with blue lights arrived at the foot care institute. ESCAPE: Roland Drexler has still not been arrested after shooting and killing two people in the municipality of Kirchberg ob der Donau on Monday. Photo: AFP At this point, Drexler is said to have already moved on to his second victim in the municipality of Arnreit. The person was at home in his own living room. Drexler allegedly entered and killed the person on the spot. Since then, the police have found no trace of Drexler or his car. Killed: mayor and hunting manager Franz Hofer in the small municipality of Kirchberg. Photo: Rohrbach district waste association 50 get protection At the same time, around 50 people in the perpetrator’s circle of friends have been given extra police protection, Austrian media write. Several are said to have reported that they themselves are in conflict with the perpetrator. The Austrian newspaper Der Standard has spoken to a hunter in the community who tells about police protection outside the house. Citizens are urged to “extreme caution”. On Tuesday, very few residents were to be seen in the streets, according to local media. The alleged perpetrator, Drexler, is said to have carried two long weapons and one handgun, local police said on Tuesday. They believe it is likely that Drexler is still alive. He is also believed to be carrying weapons, as these have been identified and are missing. Associated with the same environment, Kirchberg ob der Donau is a small municipality in Austria with around 1,000 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the district of Rohrbach in the far north of the country near the Czech and German border. Both the perpetrator and the two victims were associated with the same hunting environment. The police are said to have notified that the perpetrator may have escaped to one of the neighboring countries through the forest. Published 30.10.2024, at 13.46 Updated 30.10.2024, at 14.10



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