Drunk Man with Blank-Firing Gun Fled from Vienna Police

Officers from the Vienna-Brigittenau city police command were called because of an intoxicated man with a suspected firearm. When the patrol encountered the man, he did not respond to the officers' commands and fled.

Intoxicated Man in Vienna-Brigittenau Fled from Police

An officer fired warning shots to prevent further escape. Subsequently, the man was apprehended and searched. A gas pressure gun was found and secured from the 27-year-old (citizen: Austria). It turned out that the man had previously damaged a table in the courtyard of a residential complex on Adalbert-Stifter-Straße and fired twice into the ground. He had an alcohol level of nearly 1.4 per mille. The suspect was reported for suspected property damage and disorderly conduct. Additionally, a temporary weapons ban was issued.

(APA/Red)

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