DACHAU, Germany - A DEFENDANT accused of embezzlement shot dead a prosecutor at a court in the southern German city of Dachau, a spokesman for the state justice ministry said.According to reports, he drew the gun out and aimed it first at the judge while he gave his judgement, then at the 31-year-old state prosecutor. The lawyer was taken to hospital where he died of his injuries.
A police spokesman, Peter Griesser, said the gunman was detained at the scene and that he had no information about other victims.
A spokesman for the Munich public prosecutor's office, Ken Heidenreich, said the defendant was accused of embezzling 44,000 euros ($55,800) in employee contributions that should have gone into the German healthcare and pension system.- A local daily newspaper, said the victim had only begun working for the prosecutor's office one year ago and was shot in the arm, shoulder and abdomen.
- It was unclear how the defendant smuggled a gun into the courthouse, Heidenreich said.
- German courts often have relatively lax security measures, particularly when cases not involving felonies are being heard.
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