According to police spokeswoman Julia Schick, officers from the Brigittenau city police command were called to Praterstraße around 3.00 am because five individuals had forcibly gained access to a business premises. Upon the arrival of the police, the five darkly dressed boys were just leaving the store and fled when they saw the officers.

Police with Warning Shot

The uniformed officers ran after them and ordered them to stop. The fleeing individuals did not think of stopping at all. Only when an officer fired a warning shot into loose soil did the suspects mostly get caught. The police caught three 15-year-olds and one 13-year-old, the fifth escaped. Stolen goods were found on all four, and one of the 15-year-olds also had a balaclava and a small amount of drugs taken from him.

He and a same-aged accomplice - one a Syrian citizen, the nationality of the other remained unclear - were taken to a correctional facility, the third 15-year-old Syrian citizen was reported on free foot. The 13-year-old - nationality unclear - was handed over to his legal guardians.

(APA/Red)

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