Armed robbery in Vienna and an employee is taken to the hospital
In a shocking incident that occurred on Friday evening, the Wien-Margareten district (the fifth district in Vienna) witnessed an armed robbery carried out by several masked individuals at a supermarket on Embelgasse, prompting a large-scale security intervention by the Austrian police.
According to a statement from the Wiener Polizei (Vienna Police), masked perpetrators broke into the store around 7:40 PM and managed to enter one of the administrative rooms where an employee was present. During the robbery, the employee was injured by one of the suspects before the perpetrators seized a cash amount and fled in an unknown direction.
Armed police forces moved to the scene of the incident, and an extensive search campaign was launched in the area, but it did not result in the arrest of any of the suspects.
First aid was provided to the injured employee by Berufsrettung Wien (the professional ambulance service in Vienna) before she was transported to the hospital for treatment.
The Landeskriminalamt Wien (Vienna Criminal Investigation Department) took over the responsibility of following up on the investigations to uncover the circumstances of the crime and apprehend the perpetrators.