{"id":21491,"date":"2025-04-28T11:58:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/german-police-killing-of-black-man-lorenz-a-outside-oldenburg-nightclub-sparks-protests\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:58:28","slug":"german-police-killing-of-black-man-lorenz-a-outside-oldenburg-nightclub-sparks-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/german-police-killing-of-black-man-lorenz-a-outside-oldenburg-nightclub-sparks-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"German police killing of Black man Lorenz A. outside Oldenburg nightclub sparks protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Berlin<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Civil rights activists are demanding an independent investigation after a Black man was fatally shot by police last week outside a nightclub in northwest Germany. The killing sparked nationwide protests and raised concerns about what some believe is systemic racism within Germany&#8217;s law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, identified as 21-year-old Lorenz A., was shot multiple times from behind by a 27-year-old police officer in the city of Oldenburg. According to prosecutors, an autopsy found that Lorenz A. was struck in the back of the head, torso and hip. A fourth bullet reportedly grazed his thigh. He died in a local hospital of the gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Lorenz A. had threatened nightclub bouncers with pepper spray and a knife after being denied entry. When confronted by police, they said he again used pepper spray in a &#8220;threatening manner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>By Monday, however, prosecutors said preliminary evidence including security camera video and witness reports provided no indication that Lorenz A. had threatened officers with a knife at the time he was shot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/28\/8ad1de26-7ba0-442e-a84a-3c5532e2f65e\/thumbnail\/620x413\/36142d5d42eecf7539733b152821cb1d\/germany-police-shooting-2211385447.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc#\" alt=\"Thousands demonstrate in Oldenburg after the death of 21-year-old \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/28\/8ad1de26-7ba0-442e-a84a-3c5532e2f65e\/thumbnail\/620x413\/36142d5d42eecf7539733b152821cb1d\/germany-police-shooting-2211385447.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/28\/8ad1de26-7ba0-442e-a84a-3c5532e2f65e\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/79dad6097224f1734487fb3754a4eef8\/germany-police-shooting-2211385447.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">People gather to pay tribute to a 21-year-old Black man named Lorenz A. who was killed by German police, April 25, 2025, in Oldenburg, Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Hesham Elsherif\/Anadolu\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The involved officers&#8217; body cameras were turned off, the police have said. There is no legal obligation for police in Germany to have their body cameras turned on during operations; it is at their discretion.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting has sparked anger across Germany, with more than 10,000 demonstrators gathering at a &#8220;Justice for Lorenz&#8221; rally in Oldenburg on Friday. Vigils were also planned in Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and in Vienna in neighboring Austria.<\/p>\n<p>Rights groups including Amnesty International and the Black People in Germany Initiative (ISD), have demanded an independent inquiry, arguing that internal police investigations are inherently biased.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This killing impacts not just Lorenz&#8217;s family, but all people affected by racism in Germany,&#8221; Amnesty International\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amnestydeutschland\/p\/DIy_53xsxnG\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign groups are also pushing for police officers to be compelled to turn their body cameras on during operations involving weapons.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/28\/1e8380a3-c035-451f-9b6b-fe7e40c06bde\/thumbnail\/620x413\/7f8a5dbaf61bb0ea856bb05df9b24402\/germany-police-shooting-2211385522.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc#\" alt=\"Thousands demonstrate in Oldenburg after the death of 21-year-old \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/28\/1e8380a3-c035-451f-9b6b-fe7e40c06bde\/thumbnail\/620x413\/7f8a5dbaf61bb0ea856bb05df9b24402\/germany-police-shooting-2211385522.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/28\/1e8380a3-c035-451f-9b6b-fe7e40c06bde\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/df665ec4ad8b7c06d1ff8bcd6004bc86\/germany-police-shooting-2211385522.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">People gather to pay tribute to a 21 year old black man named Lorenz A. who was killed by German police, April 25, 2025 in Oldenburg, Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Hesham Elsherif\/Anadolu\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The incident echoes cases of police violence in the United States, where the 2020 <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/george-floyd-black-lives-matter-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">murder of George Floyd<\/a><\/span> by an officer in Minnesota sparked a surge in protests against what many see as systemic racism in law enforcement and police brutality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just as American activists have <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/george-floyd-congress-police-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">pushed for independent oversight and systemic reform<\/a><\/span>, German groups are now calling for the establishment of a national office to investigate allegations of police misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The case has also drawn comparisons to the death of Oury Jalloh, an asylum seeker from Sierra Leone who died under suspicious circumstances in a German police holding cell in 2005, after being set on fire while handcuffed. That case has remained a symbol of alleged institutional racism and impunity within German police forces for two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Germany&#8217;s relatively low rates of officer-involved shootings (which was long around 10 per year) the number has risen sharply, with 22 deaths\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bka.de\/EN\/CurrentInformation\/Statistics\/PoliceCrimeStatistics\/policecrimestatistics_node.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">recorded last year<\/a> alone.<\/p>\n<p>A 2024\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmi.bund.de\/DE\/themen\/sicherheit\/megavo-polizeistudie\/megavo-node.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">study found<\/a> that nearly a third of German police officers reported having overheard racist comments from colleagues, highlighting what many consider a broader cultural problem.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/search\/author\/anna-noryskiewicz\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Anna  Noryskiewicz<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Anna Noryskiewicz is a CBS News journalist based in Berlin, Germany, who covers politics, conflict and crime in Europe and beyond. 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