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Suspect sought in New Year’s Day shooting in Kaiserslautern


A composite sketch of a crime suspect.

Rheinland-Pfalz police released this composite sketch of the suspect Tuesday after interviewing the victim, according to a statement. (Rheinland-Pfalz Police)

German authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected of shooting another person in the leg around 10 a.m. on Jan. 1 in a semi-wooded area between Kaiserberg and Waschmühle in Kaiserslautern.

The victim was hospitalized, and investigators have since developed a composite sketch and description of the shooter.

The suspect is believed to be between 20 and 27 years old, with curly dark blonde or light brown hair, according to a police statement. He was wearing blue jeans and a hoodie with a yellow, blue and purple pattern and a yellow hood.

Tips can be reported to Kaiserslautern police at 0631-369 13313.

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