Vaccination boss Berger kidnapped according to report: alleged perpetrator shot in Wallisellen
The 38-year-old man killed in Wallisellen ZH is said to have kidnapped vaccination chief Christoph Berger. This is confirmed by informed sources in a "Tamedia" report.
Published: 08.04.2022, 18:03
Updated: 2022-04-08 23:16
On Wednesday evening, April 6, there was an exchange of gunfire with the police in Wallisellen. The man involved and his companion died. The 38-year-old German was previously wanted for a kidnapping the previous week.
Now the case takes a politically explosive turn: the victim of the kidnapping is said to have been Christoph Berger, head of the Federal Vaccination Commission (EKIF). This is reported by the " Tagesanzeiger " and refers to informed sources.
The 28-year-old Swiss woman who was shot died from a bullet from the gun of the 38-year-old man accompanying her. He thus presumably killed his companion. The police then shot the man because he "suddenly" opened fire when he was arrested.
The following is officially known: on March 31, the German allegedly kidnapped a man and threatened him with a gun. However, he let his victim go that same night. It is still officially unclear what the 38-year-old's motive was for this kidnapping.
According to the media report, the alleged perpetrator was a “gun nut and vaccine skeptic”. According to the "Tagesanzeiger", the police seized various weapons and ammunition when they searched the man's apartment. The man is also said to have been in close contact with Corona conspiracy theorists and "Flat Earthlers" (Flat Earth conspiracy thesis: the earth is flat).
This happened in Wallisellen:
As the public prosecutor announced on Friday, the institute for forensic medicine and the forensic institute were able to determine that the 28-year-old woman died from a bullet from the gun of her 38-year-old companion. The 38-year-old was a German who lived in Wallisellen ZH.
As the authorities previously announced, the police in a neighboring canton also arrested a 34-year-old Swiss man. This is said to have something to do with a kidnapping on March 31, in which the 38-year-old is said to have been the kidnapper.
The shot fired by the police in Wallisellen is now also being investigated. This is common in such cases, wrote the public prosecutor. The authorities did not provide any further information about the deceased. (sda)
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