Hamburg

He co-operated with officers and there was not enough grounds to take away his gun, police say.

Police said he was co-operative and had an open conversation with the officers. Mourners have left floral tributes near to the front door. In the city of Hamburg, there are believed to be nearly 4,000 members. They account for 5.7 million legal firearms and firearm parts, most of them owned by hunters. Video appeared to show the gunman firing through a window. German Senator Andy Grote said "fast and decisive actions" by police officers saved many lives.

Police stand behind a cordon as the body of one of the victims is taken away from the scene of the shooting. PHOTO: AFP. Updated. 26 sec ago. Published.

“I heard the gunshots. Shots and then a pause and then shots again and another pause,” the woman told AFP on condition of anonymity. “On the video, you can see that someone broke a window, you can hear shots fired and see that someone broke in,” the elder Mr Miebach says.

There was 'no indication of a terrorist background' to the attack, according to the Hamburg prosecution's office.

The first officers at the scene found several lifeless bodies and seriously wounded people, police said. "Hamburg has never seen a mass shooting like this," the state interior minister said. Officials said the gunman, who they believe to have acted alone, had obtained the weapon legally. The chancellor went on to say his thoughts are with the victims and their families in these difficult hours. "Last night there was a terrible incident in my home town of Hamburg," said Scholz. "Several people have become victims of a brutal act of violence.

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The police said the shooting took place at a Jehovah’s Witnesses centre at about 9 pm local time (around 2000 GMT). The assailant was later declared dead by the security forces. The perpetrator is believed to be among the several people found dead inside the building, confirmed the police

Police confirm receiving anonymous letter 2 months ago, but say there had been no legal grounds to revoke attacker's gun license - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. He used his legally owned pistol in the shooting, according to the police. German authorities were warned about the mental health of the gunman who shot and killed 7 people in Hamburg, police confirmed on Friday.

Several people have been fatally injured, including apparently the alleged perpetrator, according to a police statement. Others have been seriously injured.

And in January 2020 a man shot and killed six people and wounded two in Rot am See before being apprehended by police. In February 2020, a far-right extremist shot and killed ten people and wounded five in Hanau before committing suicide. In January 2022, a student shot and killed one person and wounded four at Heidelberg University before committing suicide.

A Hamburg shooting in Germany left 6 dead as a gunman stormed a Jehovah's Witness congregation, local officials said.

"The news of this bloody crime in Hamburg-Alsterdorf is shocking and leaves me speechless... A neighbor of the Jehovah's Witnesses center in Hamburg told CNN affiliate RTL Germany Friday: "I heard ... According to statistics published by the country's National Firearms Register in 2013, Germany has, per capita, the fourth-highest gun ownership of any nation. My thoughts are with them and their loved ones," he wrote on Twitter. And I wondered, 'who is still working with the jackhammer now?' That was my first idea because you don't hear any gunshots [around here]." was a former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, but it is unclear if he was excluded from the community or left voluntarily. Why the suspect went on the shooting rampage is as yet unknown, he added, and there is no indication of a political motive. Police were called to the scene at 9:04 p.m. Meyer said he had been in legal possession of a semi-automatic pistol since December 2022. The victims are not related to the suspected perpetrator, Tresp said. The mother of the unborn baby that was killed survived her gunshot injuries, Hamburg police chief Matthias Tresp told reporters. German police are still searching for a possible motive after the shooter opened fire on an event attended by 50 people on Thursday evening.