Police at the scene of the shooting. In the small Ruhr Valley town of Oer-Erkenschwick, a fight between rival gangs turned violent, escalating in one man shooting two people. Police report that two rival groups got into a fight involving around 20 people that escalated violently on Tuesday evening outside of a business in Oer-Erkenschwick. The fight became violent with members of the groups hitting one another with various objects. One man involved took out a gun and started to shoot before fleeing the scene, according to investigations thus far.

Source: The Local June 14, 2017 15:00 UTC