Mannheim attack perpetrator is part of a neo-Nazi group

At midday, 3 March 2025, a man drove his car at high speed into a crowd of people in the centre of Mannheim. Two people died and a further eleven were injured. After the attack, the driver fled and shot himself in the mouth with a blank firing weapon. He is receiving medical treatment in hospital and is in police custody. The driver is suspected of two counts of murder and multiple attempted murders and was questioned for the first time today. He did not make any statements to the magistrate.