Two dead in Bremen street and basement as suspect flees

Discovery of the victims

Around 2 p.m. local time on Friday, residents of Fähr-Lobbendorf, a neighbourhood in Bremen’s Vegesack borough, called emergency services after hearing a man screaming in the street. Responding officers found the man with severe stab and cut wounds on the open road. Despite immediate rescue attempts, he died at the scene. During the operation, police discovered the body of a woman in the basement of a nearby apartment building. Both are believed to be victims of a violent crime, though the exact circumstances of the woman’s death remain under investigation.

Police response and manhunt

Bremen’s murder commission has taken charge of the case and launched a manhunt for the perpetrator.

“The murder squad has taken over the investigation.”

The suspect is still at large, and no description has been released. Authorities stated that they currently do not believe other people are in danger.

“There is currently no indication of a danger to uninvolved persons.”

Officers are searching for the attacker “at full speed,” according to police statements.

Unanswered questions

The identities of the two victims have not been released, and investigators have not established what relationship they had to each other or to the suspect. It is also unclear when and how the woman died relative to the man’s attack. The motive remains unknown, as does the sequence of events leading up to the crime. No information about the wanted individual has been made public. The homicide squad is working to reconstruct the timeline and identify any witnesses who might have seen the suspect fleeing.