Shooter kills at least 6 at Jehovah's Witnesses hall in Germany
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A gunman has opened fire at a church in the German city of Hamburg, killing at least 7 people and injuring nearly two dozen others, according to local officials. The gunman is believed to be among those killed.
The incident happened at about 9:15 p.m. on Thursday when police and other emergency services were called for a shooting at a church – also known as a Kingdom Hall – belonging to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
“The police were relatively close and went into the building quite quickly,” police spokesman Holger Vehren said. “The officers who went in found people who were seriously injured by gunfire, and in some cases fatally injured.”
Vehren said there are no known fugitives and suggested the shooter was among those killed.
“The officers themselves heard a shot coming from the upper floors of the building. They went upstairs and found another body there,” the spokesman said.
The Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper reported that at least six people were killed and 24 injured, including seven people with serious injuries. A short time later, the Bild newspaper said the death toll had risen to seven, which presumably includes the suspect.
Police have yet to confirm the exact number of casualties.
“So far, there is no reliable information on the motive for the crime,” Hamburg police said in a statement.
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File photo of the church (Credit: Google)
A gunman has opened fire at a church in the German city of Hamburg, killing at least 7 people and injuring nearly two dozen others, according to local officials. The gunman is believed to be among those killed.
The incident happened at about 9:15 p.m. on Thursday when police and other emergency services were called for a shooting at a church – also known as a Kingdom Hall – belonging to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
“The police were relatively close and went into the building quite quickly,” police spokesman Holger Vehren said. “The officers who went in found people who were seriously injured by gunfire, and in some cases fatally injured.”
Vehren said there are no known fugitives and suggested the shooter was among those killed.
“The officers themselves heard a shot coming from the upper floors of the building. They went upstairs and found another body there,” the spokesman said.
The Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper reported that at least six people were killed and 24 injured, including seven people with serious injuries. A short time later, the Bild newspaper said the death toll had risen to seven, which presumably includes the suspect.
Police have yet to confirm the exact number of casualties.
“So far, there is no reliable information on the motive for the crime,” Hamburg police said in a statement.
This is a breaking news alert. Please check back or follow @BNONews on Twitter as details become available. If you want to receive breaking news alerts by email, click here to sign up. You can also like us on Facebook by clicking here.
File photo of the church (Credit: Google)
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