Although the body of the amok hunter Roland Drexler was found in a forest on Saturday and normality has returned to Altenfelden, the case is far from over for the police. Some questions remain open.
Exactly one week ago today, the police received the first emergency call after a shot at the mayor of Kirchberg ob der Donau, Franz Hofer. A few minutes later, first responders arrived on the scene, but were unable to save the 64-year-old. The old local boss received a fatal shot in the head. No one could have imagined at the time that this would become the largest operation in the history of the Mühlviertel.
Jäger knew his way around the forest very well
Instead of turning himself in, 56-year-old Roland Drexler rushed into the neighboring community in his VW Caddy and shot former hunt leader and police officer Josef Hartl at close range with a pistol. The 56-year-old was then able to abscond without a trace. Up to 300 emergency services, including numerous special units, were sent to Altenfelden. I’ve tried everything to find the fugitive. However, the search area was huge and consisted mainly of forest areas in which the fugitive hunter was well known.
More than 400 clues, one was crucial
The emergency services have received more than 400 tips since the crime. The decisive factor was a farmer who found the VW Caddy he was looking for on Friday morning in a wooded area between the two crime scenes. The emergency services were immediately called, but a search initially turned up nothing. And the nerves of the armed forces deployed and the population came under further pressure. There was great fear that Drexler wanted to exchange fire with the officers.
Are there accomplices?
Until Saturday afternoon, officers from the Rapid Intervention Group came across the body of the fugitive double murderer. But even if the person they were looking for was found dead in a forest, the investigators’ work is far from over. Next Monday, Drexler’s autopsy will determine how long the 56-year-old lay dead in the woods. But locals do not want to completely rule out the possibility that the hunter had help.
The police do not yet have any new leads. Efforts are now being made to piece together what really happened, and the days leading up to the crime are also being further investigated. It is still unclear where Drexler was after the two fatal shots and how he managed to steer his VW Caddy into the woods.
Source: Krone
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