The criminal investigation department in Moers is urgently searching for witnesses who witnessed an clash between five people on Wednesday around 3:55 pm at the streets Homberger Straße / Augustastraße. On this Wednesday afternoon before the official holiday, several emergency calls were made to the emergency control center. Concerned witnesses reported that five unknown persons, armed with machetes, knives and pistols, are said to be attacking each other.

When the police arrived, several people fled in the direction of the railway station and the Königlicher Hof housing estate.In the course of an immediately started manhunt, three men could be provisionally arrested. They are a 29-year-old man from Duisburg who comes from Iraq, a 21-year-old man, also from Duisburg, and a 31-year-old man from Moers who has Congolese origins.

Who the other two unknowns are is currently unclear. Also unclear is the subject of the dispute. Therefore, the Criminal Investigation Department urgently asks for witness statements and especially for footage.

Please send any clues to the police in Moers by calling 02841 / 171-0.