Random visit from Jehovah's Witnesses saves the life of wife (German Newspaper)

[The Librarian]

Deadly family tragedy in Wiedergeltingen: coincidental visit by Jehovah's Witnesses saves wife's life

Family tragedy - a semi-detached house in Wiedergeltingen (district Unterallgäu) became the scene of a dramatic family tragedy, During an argument, a 59-year-old man severely injured his wife with a firearm and then apparently killed himself. On Wednesday, the police announced that the man had no license for the weapon.

At around 10:15 am, the 46-year-old woman made an emergency call to the police headquarters South/West Swabia, informing them that she was being threatend by her husband with a weapon. So reports press officer Jürgen Krautwald.

At the same time, a male Jehovah's Witness happened to ring the doorbell of the married couple. This gave the woman an opportunity to escape. The man at the door also took flight and made a distress call.

The husband engaged in pursuing the two and once out in the open, opened fire shooting at the two. He hit his wife at least once, she was able to take refuge at a neighbors'. The man [our brother] remained unharmed.

 

Wiedergeltingen: Man opens fire on his wife and subsequently kills himself

Photo: Benjamin Liß

Shortly after, a large contingent of police and rescue forces arrived at the scene. A large area around the scene of the crime was closed off. The severely injured woman was brought to hospital. According to police, she is in no critical state.

Officers found the husband on the premises, also severely injured. He died of his injuries at the crime scene. According to the current state of investigations, the man shot himself with the pistol.

The events leading up to the argument have not yet been clarified. According to police statements, the couple has two daughters that were both not at home during the incident.

Wiedergeltingens mayor Norbert Führer expressed himself to be "deeply unsettled" by what had happened. According to him, the family moved into town a few years ago. He wants to find out in what ways the community can help. A neighbor reported that the family was very nice, especially the husband always greeted in a kind manner and exhibited good neighborship.
Update 9th of March

As police reported on Wednesday, the man had no legal license for the pistol. Apparently it is unclear where the man had the weapon from. The police continues to investigate. The prosecuters office in Memmingen has called for an autopsy of the deceased [husband]

 

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As I was out in service on Saturday, an atheist kicked us out and afterwards shouted to his girlfriend or wife "It's never a good thing if somebody rings the bell on Saturday morning..."

 

How wrong he was!!