Germany Police shoot escaped tiger near Leipzig
Police shot an escaped tiger near Leipzig this afternoon. The animal had escaped from a private enclosure, a police spokeswoman said. One man was slightly injured.
17.05.2026, 15:54
SDA
"There is no longer any danger to the public," said the police spokeswoman. The tiger had been shot in a garden. It is still unclear how the animal managed to escape. The animal had been kept in a private enclosure in Schkeuditz Leipzig. An injured man had been rescued in the enclosure and taken to hospital.
Further details were not yet available. In Schkeuditz, a tiger trainer keeps big cats in an industrial estate. No other animals are free. The police want to fly over the area with a drone. This is to clarify that there really are no other animals on the loose.
According to media reports, the tamer from Leipzig has been repeatedly accused of keeping tigers in the past.
