MANNHEIM. According to initial investigations, the man who deliberately drove over pedestrians in Mannheim city center was a 40-year-old German named Alexander S. The public prosecutor’s office in the Baden-Württemberg city announced this on Monday evening. According to the authorities, he shows “concrete signs of a mental illness.”
The perpetrator had raced a kilometer through the Planken pedestrian zone in his small car, a blue Ford Fiesta, and deliberately drove at people on Paradeplatz in order to kill as many as possible. An 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man died in the fatal drive. Ten other pedestrians were injured, some seriously. The public prosecutor’s office has initiated proceedings for double murder and multiple attempted murder.
Tweet translation:
“According to media reports, this is the perpetrator from Mannheim.
Alexander S. from Ludwigshafen.
He only posted dog videos and a video of a street artist painting over swastikas.
So one cannot attribute a Nazi ideology to him.
He also did not share any political content on his Facebook page.
He just looks like a typical crazy person who is seriously injured.
Das ist, laut Medienberichten der Täter von Mannheim.
Alexander S. aus Ludwigshafen.
Er postete lediglich Hundevideos und ein Video, wo ein Straßenkünstler Hakenkreuze übermalt.
Eine NS-Ideologie kann man ihm also nicht anhängen.
Auch hat er keinerlei politischen Inhalte auf… pic.twitter.com/DqobG6ucTs— CEO #FreeShlomo (@DieFramingGmbH) March 3, 2025
