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Hanover (dpa / lni) - About three weeks after shooting a 24-year-old in Hanover, the police arrested a suspect.
The 19-year-old was silent on both the motive and the question of where the weapon was, the police and public prosecutor announced on Friday.
The investigation is into attempted manslaughter, and the suspect should be brought before a judge on the same day.
Above all, a crucial witness lead according to the information on the trail of the 19-year-old.
He was arrested on Thursday.
The victim had to undergo emergency surgery because of his life-threatening injuries.
According to earlier information from the police, the 24-year-old was out and about in the Vahrenwald district of Hanover at the beginning of February.
Suddenly a shot was fired at him.
The young man was hit in the upper body and fell to the ground.
Witnesses watched two suspects escape on foot.
Shortly afterwards, a dark minivan passed the crime scene.
An immediate search for the vehicle and the perpetrators was unsuccessful.
The investigation into the background of the crime is in full swing, according to the police.
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