Two German police officers shot dead ‘by poachers’ during traffic stop as cops issue warning not to pick up hitchhikers
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TWO police officers have been killed in western Germany after they were shot dead during a routine traffic stop.
The officers – a 24-year-old woman, and a 29-year-old man – radioed for help following the shooting.
In a final panicked message, the pair reportedly told their superiors: “They’re shooting at us!”
The killers fled the scene following the shooting in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Police have urged the public not to pick up any hitchhikers in the area in the wake of the double shooting.
Bild reports that the officers had stopped a suspicious vehicle when they discovered dead game in the trunk and radioed that they would carry out an inspection.