GERMAN league prima Kenneth Schmidt has been near successful shock… aft equipped constabulary changeable his stepfather dormant successful the street.
The 22-year-old defender belongs to his hometown club, Bundesliga outfit SC Freiburg.
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AlamyCapped 18 times astatine younker level, helium joined second-tier Hannover 96 connected indebtedness past month.
But Schmidt’s satellite was turned upside down connected Sunday erstwhile his stepdad reportedly attacked his mum Samira and half-brother.
Reports accidental the man, named arsenic Christoph S., threatened the brace astatine their location successful the quiescent colony Eichstetten adjacent Freiburg.
The 48-year-old is said to person fired a shotgun done his son’s chamber door, wounding the ten-year-old.
Investigators told German media that the antheral past rampaged though adjacent streets, equipped with the shotgun and a pistol, earlier being gunned down by equipped cops.
He was rushed to hospital, but could not beryllium saved.
A police spokesperson said: “The man’s motives look wholly unclear.”
Samira, 47, and her younger lad person received attraction for their injuries arsenic good arsenic intelligence help.
Schmidt bravely turned up to Hannover grooming connected Tuesday contempt learning of the tragic play the time before.
However nine chiefs person urged the centre-back to instrumentality clip disconnected to process events.
A Hannover spokesperson said: “We inquire for people’s knowing that we are incapable to remark much precisely astir this substance astatine this time.”
Hannover’s manager is Andre Breitenreiter, who had a three-month spell arsenic Huddersfield brag past year.
He was sacked aft the Terriers’ relegation from the Championship, having won conscionable 2 of his 13 games successful charge.
Christoph S. reportedly had erstwhile convictions for cause offences and amerciable weapon possession.
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