Eight people, including the perpetrator, were dead following a shooting in the Jehovah’s Witness hall in Hamburg. Many questions remain about possible motives and the shooter. DW summarizes what we know so far.
- The scene of the shooting in Hamburg, Germany's second-largest city, was the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall, in the city's Gross Borstel neighborhood. The house of worship is a modern and boxy three-story building.
- Police said eight police were confirmed dead, including the perpetrator.
- Police were alerted to the shooting around 9:15 p.m. (2015 UTC/GMT) on Thursday. Police from a headquarters less than a kilometer away quickly responded to the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall.
- Police said they believe there was one shooter.
- Officers present on site did not use their firearms.
What remains unclear
- The number of people who were injured. Several media reports say between six and eight people were injured.
- There was no information on the possible motive and the background was still unclear. Germany's Der Speigel news magazine reported he was a former member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
- There was no information on the number of people inside the building or how the shooter was able to enter the building.
- There was no information on how long the shooting continued. People in the neighborhood told German local media they heard several rounds of gunfire.
Source: DW News