It is said that the teenager occupied a sink for an extended period and behaved disrespectfully. When the two met again on Tuesday, the situation escalated. After an initially verbal argument, a physical altercation ensued, according to the police, involving a companion of the teenager. This companion is also 17 years old; his nationality was initially unknown. All three men were injured.
With Gun in Vienna Gym: Police Stop Angry Gym Visitor
17-07-2025, 11:25
An initially ordinary dispute in a gym in Vienna-Donaustadt ended in a physical altercation and the discovery of a weapon. According to the police, the trigger was tension that had arisen a few days earlier between a 17-year-old and a 29-year-old.
Assault After Dispute in Vienna Gym: Gun Handed Over
While the two teenagers were being treated by emergency services in the presence of the police outside the gym, the 29-year-old came out of the building again. When he noticed the officers, he initially turned around but returned shortly after and handed over a blank-firing pistol wrapped in a T-shirt. According to his own statements, he intended to threaten the teenagers with the weapon. The police secured the pistol.
As the 29-year-old became increasingly aggressive and showed signs of a psychological exceptional situation according to the intervening officers, he was transferred to a hospital in accordance with the Hospitalization Act.
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