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Police seize blank-firing gun after vehicle convoyOn August 2, police checked six vehicles and about 25 people in Gelnhausen.
- According to police, witnesses observed a vehicle convoy in Linsengericht-Altenhaßlau at around 6 p.m. on August 2, from which shots were apparently fired before it continued toward Gelnhausen.
- After further reports from southern Gelnhausen, police checked six vehicles and about 25 people, including a white 5 Series BMW identified by witnesses.
- The participants said the convoy was part of an engagement celebration, while officers found a blank-firing gun with matching ammunition in the BMW and numerous spent cartridge cases on the vehicle and along the route.
- Proceedings for an administrative offence were opened against the BMW’s 18-year-old driver, who is also believed to own the gun, and police confiscated the weapon.
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