Movie-like scenes on Friday in Zurich shortly before 12.30 clock: the police chasing a fleeing car off the Alfred Escher-Strasse. At the corner Alfred-Escher-Strasse/General-Wille-Strasse the pursued car races in red light and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle, which would turn. After the violent collision rolled the pursued vehicle against the wall, "says an eyewitness to 20 minutes online. "Seconds later flared up and the police immediately surrounded the vehicle with a drawn weapon.

Why is is unclear how "radio reports 24" should have occurred prior to a shooting at the restaurant water lily. A vehicle was then raced down the lake road. "Is whether there is a connection," not confirmed, police said at the scene. Still lacked reliable information on the event.


A man and a woman were in the car

Besides several police cars are also several firefighters and ambulances on site. The two inmates turn of the vehicle were injured in the violent collision, was badly damaged the car but left alone. The driver and his co-driver of the pursued vehicle, according to eye witnesses violated heavier. "The driver side is covered with a cloth. The co-driver screaming and crying - she seems to be pinched, "told readers reporter Laurenz Matter. The fire department freed them with hydraulic pliers.
The two were then carried them on stretchers, said reader-reporter Thomas Kälin. "They appear to be serious injured, it has a lot of ambulance on site." The police had then searched the vehicle and "three sports bags taken away", says Kalin on.


Was it a burglary?

In the gym bag could be located stolen property: the shooting at the Water Lily Restaurant has played according to witnesses before the dwelling of a famous Swiss fashion entrepreneur. The police had surrounded the building before the shots were fired, witnesses reported. Apparently, the police caught the perpetrators in the act: On the images of the surveillance video, which has seen the 20 minute on-line reporter, an actor is to see how they try to open the door. The tampering has triggered the alarm and called the police on the square. were shortly after the arrival of the police and the local conversion but dropped shots and a car which crashed, pursued by the police, witnesses said further. The police confirmed the burglary does not, but said that before the accident took place at the General-Wille-Strasse a "police operation". In the afternoon it announced further information.