
Joachim Herrmann
German politician (CSU), Bavarian Minister of the Interior
Photo: Foto: Sven Teschke, CC BY-SA 3.0 de (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 8
Two Neumarkt district office employees shot dead during gun check in Berngau
A 60-year-old hunter is suspected of killing a 54-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man during a routine check of his ten legally held weapons. Special forces stormed his house around 3 a.m. on Friday and arrested him after a standoff.

- Jul 8
Teenage suspect fires one shot before gun jams in Schongau school attack
A 16-year-old former student armed with a firearm and knives injured two girls at a high school in Schongau, Bavaria, before teachers and police overpowered him.
- Jul 8
16-year-old ex-student attacks two girls at Schongau school; quick actions by classmates and teachers credited with saving a life
A 16-year-old former student armed with a pistol and knife wounded two 13-year-old girls at the Welfen-Gymnasium in Schongau, Bavaria, on Wednesday. Teachers and police overpowered him within 17 minutes, and classmates’ emergency first aid likely prevented a death.