Boiler with a truck at the shooting festival in Sundern - four injuries!

Boiler with a truck at the shooting festival in Sundern - four injuries!

on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025, there was a violent argument between several young men at the Westenfeld shooting festival in Sundern. Around 10:56 p.m., when the festival visitors undoubtedly adjusted to a happy mood, the situation escalated abruptly. A 41-year-old man from Werl pulled a telescopic strike and injured four people. Some of them had to be taken to the hospital seriously injured by the emergency services. The local police are now investigating and is looking for witnesses who can contribute to clarifying the incident. Information can be given directly to the Sundern police station on 02933-90200-the processing of this violent scene is of great relevance, since such incidents are often in a larger context, as press portal reports.

Against the background of the increasing willingness to violence in Germany, this event throws a worrying light on security at public events. In the first three quarters of 2024, over 570 knife attacks were documented at various events, which corresponds to an increase of 36% compared to the previous year. This alarm is reinforced by the fact that 38% of the attacks on music festivals and 18% took place at folk festivals, according to [Dehler Security] (https://dehler-security.de/blog/statistiken-zu-messerstacken-auf-in-deutical-2024-Ein-burmenden- Development).

alarming statistics

The statistics clearly show that the majority of the acts of violence is carried out, especially between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m., often under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In addition, the perpetrators are often male and between 18 and 35 years old; Many of them have a criminal record. These developments urgently require deeper cooperation between organizers, security services and the police to ensure the protection of the audience and break through the spiral of violence.

The preparations for the shooting festival in Sundern must therefore be considered under a new light. The security concepts must be continuously revised and reinforced. State-of-the-art technologies such as AI-based surveillance systems could help to recognize and react potential dangers at an early stage. The sensitization of the visitors also plays an important role: through training, everyone could prepare to report conspicuous behavior in order to promote preventive culture of vigilance.

The current incidents would not only raise questions for security locally, but also in Germany and worldwide. The need to take all possible measures on both a large and small level to prevent such violent outbreaks is becoming increasingly clear. The shooting festival in Sundern should actually be a place of joy and community - that this evening ended in violence shows that something needs to be done urgently.