A 15-year-old male sustained stab wounds during an altercation at the Erlangen bus station Sunday afternoon. According to the Erlangen-Stadt Police Inspectorate, the incident involved a dispute between the teenager and a 17-year-old male, escalating to a situation where the older youth allegedly threatened the younger one with a knife and then inflicted several stab wounds to the upper body.
The incident occurred around 17:00 hours, following a prior disagreement between the two individuals. Witnesses intervened, prompting the 17-year-old to flee the scene. The injured teenager received medical attention at a local hospital.
Law enforcement initiated a search, deploying officers from the Erlangen response unit, plainclothes officers and a dog handler. Later that evening, plainclothes officers successfully apprehended the 17-year-old suspect.
Further complicating the situation, the father of the injured teenager, reportedly with a blood alcohol content of approximately 2.0 promille, attempted to access the ambulance transporting his son. Despite repeated requests, the 46-year-old was taken into custody. During this process, two police officers sustained minor injuries.