Two people die in a shooting in a restaurant in Frankfurt.Image: keystone
Mar 17, 2026, 1:13 p.mMar 17, 2026, 1:13 p.m
Two people were shot dead in a restaurant near Frankfurt Airport in Germany. In the morning, a search was underway with a helicopter and a large police presence for the still unknown shooter. Many details are still unknown.
According to initial findings, an armed person is said to have entered the bistro around 3:45 a.m. and shot the two people. Both succumbed to their injuries at the scene, the police said. According to police, the restaurant was open until 5 a.m.
Crime scene cordoned off
Investigators in white protective suits and masks secured evidence and took photos of the crime scene. The restaurant on the ground floor of the two-story house in the town of Raunheim, which has a population of around 17,000, was cordoned off with red tape.
According to police, the shooter fled and a search is underway for him. According to a police spokesman, the background and motives for the crime are still completely unclear.
Initially nothing was known about the victims. Their bodies were still in the restaurant that morning. (sda/dpa)