Right-wing duo reportedly launched an assault on a public platform
In a shocking turn of events, Ostkreuz station in Berlin witnessed a violent and deadly confrontation between opposing political groups on or near August 2025. The incident resulted in fatalities, injuries, and significant property damage.
The riots at the S-Bahn Ostkreuz station saw shops being looted and the station building vandalized. Numerous vehicles, including police cars and a police truck, were smashed or burned. Police reportedly fired between 50 and 100 shots within about a minute, allegedly in self-defense as they were surrounded. Tragically, an 18-year-old supporter named Mike Polley was killed instantly by police gunfire. Several others, including a woman uninvolved in the clashes, suffered serious injuries.
Witnesses, including a youth deacon who accompanied the supporters, contested the police narrative of self-defense, noting no warning shots were heard and that shots were fired at fleeing individuals.
Recently, another incident occurred at Ostkreuz station. Twelve individuals, suspected of being affiliated with the far-right scene, are under investigation for assaulting a 22-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man, who are linked to the left-wing scene. The group harassed, punched, and kicked the two victims during the attack. However, the status of the suspects' release or detention after the attack is not known.
The police's State Protection Department has taken over the investigation, but the number and ages of the suspects were not disclosed. It is also unclear if the victims initially declined medical treatment.
Tensions in Berlin have been running high with political mobilizations and anti-fascist and neo-Nazi activities, but no further verified investigative outcomes or suspect identities for the Ostkreuz attack have been found. The focus in sources has been on the violent confrontation, the casualties, and the disputed police actions.
As the investigations continue, the community in Berlin is left to grapple with the aftermath of these violent clashes, hoping for justice and peace.
- The general-news headlines were filled with the controversial incident at Ostkreuz station, where crime-and-justice issues were raised following a deadly confrontation between opposing political groups.
- The events at Ostkreuz station have prompted discussions in politics, as accusations of police brutality and far-right assaults cast a shadow over the city's crime-and-justice landscape and its political climate.
