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Deadly argument in underground car park: 78-year-old dies, 29-year-old arrested!
A 78-year-old died after an argument in Stuttgart-Stammheim. Police arrest 29-year-old. Investigations are ongoing.
Deadly argument in underground car park: 78-year-old dies, 29-year-old arrested!
In Stuttgart-Stammheim, a 78-year-old man died after an attack in an underground car park. The incident occurred on September 15, 2025 at around 6:40 p.m. in an underground car park on Scottweg. Witnesses found the seriously injured man and immediately alerted the police. Despite rescue measures being taken immediately, the 78-year-old died of his injuries in a Stuttgart hospital on September 27, 2025, as [Stuttgarter News](https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/content.violenttat-in-stuttgart-stammheim-78-jaehriger-stirbt-nach-attack-in-tiefgarage-polizei- Nimm-29-jaehrigen-fest.86c9c824-0377-46b5-83df-eb9584a4e7c1.html) reported.
On September 25, 2025, a 29-year-old man with Turkish nationality was arrested on Hahnemannstrasse in Stuttgart. He is suspected of having fatally injured the senior citizen. As part of the investigation, the suspect was identified, which led to his arrest. The man was brought before a judge on the same day, who issued an arrest warrant at the request of the Stuttgart public prosecutor. The suspect is now in custody, as Presseportal adds.
The context of violent crime in Germany
The latest events are in the context of an overall worrying development in violent crime in Germany. According to Statista, violent crimes account for less than 4% of all crimes recorded by the police. Nevertheless, they influence people's sense of security significantly more than, for example, theft or fraud. Around 217,000 violent crimes were registered in 2024, the highest number since 2007. Since reaching a low during the corona pandemic in 2021, the number of violent crimes has risen again and is now almost a third above this level.
The reasons for the increase in violent crime are diverse and include, among other things, economic insecurity and social pressures. Risk factors for those seeking protection can also play a role. In 2024, the police were able to solve violent crimes in a good three quarters of the cases. Young perpetrators, especially those under the age of 21, make up a significant proportion of suspects, which leads to predominantly worrying results. 94% of Germans consider violence and aggression against people from politics, the police and the rescue services to be a major problem, which increases social pressure to find solutions to these challenges, as Statista shows.