Gunman Wednesday shot multiple victims’ outside a murder trial in Bielefeld, Germany

Huseyin Akkurt is on trial for the 2024 murder of professional boxer Besar Nimani

Nimani, 38, was killed after he parked his car nearby earlier on the day of his death

Two men ambushed Besar Nimani on March 9, 2024 and fired 16 shots in front of a shop in the city’s pedestrian zone

At least two members of the defendant’s family members were shot with one listed as critical

Akkurt, 38, was arrested in Brussels, Belgium, in July, has not yet commented on his charge

A second suspect is Ayman Dawoud Kirit, is still at large 

Former welterweight boxing champion, Besar Nimani [photo], was shot and killed on March 9, 2024

Several people have been injured in what police described as ‘targeted shooting’ outside a courthouse in the German city of Bielefeld on Wednesday.  
The mass shooting happened during the trial of Huseyin Akkurt, 38, who was charged in connection with the murder of professional boxer Besar Nimani last year. 
The 38-year-old Albanian professional boxer who was born in Kosovo, once held the IBF European Super Welterweight title, as well as two German belts. He was shot on a street and killed in Bielefeld on March 9, 2024.

Huseyin Akkurt [left], is on trial on suspicion of murder at Bielefeld Regional Court in the death of Besar Nimani, in March 2024

According to the indictment filed by the Bielefeld public prosecutor’s office, two men ambushed Besar Nimani on March 9 2024 and fired 16 shots in front of a shop in the city’s pedestrian zone. 
Nimani, who died at the age of 38, had parked his car nearby earlier on the day of his death. 
The shooter walked up to him. he was shot 16 times and bled to death at the scene.
The motive for the killing is still unknown, though many suspect it was to settle a score in the criminal world.

Besar Niman’s brother, Berat Nimani, [left], in conversation with his lawyer at the beginning of the trial for the men who murdered his brother, in court

Four people were injured after one of two suspects – both now in custody – fired shots near the Regional Courthouse in the German city of Bielefeld after proceedings on Wednesday afternoon

At around 1:30pm local time, shortly after the end of Wednesday’s hearing, three shots were fired about 490 feet, from the courthouse, as police officers outside the courtroom shouted: ‘Someone is shooting outside!’
At least two of the defendant’s family members were among the those hit by gunfire. One suffered a wound to the leg, the other listed in critical condition having been shot in the chest.
Two suspects are in custody, including one who initially barricaded himself in a nearby building.
Akkurt’s trial began at the end of January, and strict security measures were put in place to ensure the safety of all involved. Riot squad cops reportedly had to secure the building and courtroom, and everyone who entered the courtroom had to be thoroughly searched

One suspected perpetrator has been arrested, while another has barricaded himself in a nearby building. Police officers lead a man away from a crime scene in handcuffs. Shots were fired near the Bielefeld district court

Albanian born Besar Nimani [photo], had survived another shooting back in 2013. Police in Germany are still trying to determine the motive for his murder in 2024

Akkurt was arrested in Brussels, Belgium, in July, has not yet commented on his charge. 
Another suspect in the case, Ayman Dawoud Kirit, is still be on the run. 
According to EuroNews, Nimani who moved from Kosovo to Germany as a refugee escaping the Kosovan war in 1997, had survived another shooting back in 2013.