Stefan Orthen News Today

One of the men accused of gunning down two German police officers Monday during a routine traffic patrol near the U.S. Army installation in Baumholder has had numerous brushes with the law, prosecutors said Thursday.

Investigators say suspects who are in custody were suspected poachers with no gun permits

Investigators are still determining the motive behind the shooting but prosecutors believe it was to cover up the poaching.

German investigators say two men arrested over the nighttime killing of two police officers on a rural road apparently opened fire with hunting weapons after being caught with poached wild animals in their van

BERLIN (AP) -- Two men arrested over the nighttime killing of two police officers on a rural road in Germany apparently opened fire with hunting weapons

German investigators say two men arrested over the nighttime killing of two police officers on a rural road apparently opened fire with hunting weapons after being caught with poached wild animals in their van

Prosecutors accuse the men of trying to conceal illegally hunted animals and then opening fire on two officers in western Germany. The suspects are being held in pretrial detention.

BERLIN (AP) — Two men arrested over the nighttime killing of two police officers on a...

German investigators say two men arrested over the nighttime killing of two police officers on a rural road apparently opened fire with hunting weapons after